Date of birth:

December 5th, 1920 (Thorndale/Ontario, Canada)

Date of death:

March 7th, 1945 (Salzkotten/Westphalia, Germany)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Reichswald Forest
Plot: 18. Row: G. Grave: 14.

Service number:

J/15927

Nationality:

Canadian

Harrison Taylor Mossip was the son to Henry Bertrand Mossip and Eliza Jane Mossip and was married to Helen Mossip. He was killed in action on March 7th, 1945 as Pilot of Hawker Typhoon JP936, with No. 245 Squadron, and with the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

Promotions:
May 16th, 1941: Leading Aircraftman;
September 25th, 1941: Sergeant;
March 9th, 1943: Flying Officer;
September 9th, 1944: Flight Lieutenant.

Career:
December 17th, 1940: Enlistment, London, Ontario;
December 17th, 1941 - January 8th, 1941: No. 1 Manning Depot, Toronto;
January 9th, 1941: No. 1 Auxiliairy Manning Depot, Picton;
January 27th, 1941: Station Trenton;
April 10th, 1941: No. 1 Initial Training School;
May 16th, 1941: No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School;
July 3rd, 1941: No. 14 Service Flying Training School;
September 27th, 1941: "Y" depot, Halifax;
October 11th, 1941: RAF Trainees Pool;
October 24th, 1941: No. 3 Personnal Reception Centre, Bournemouth;
November 18th, 1941: No. 56 Operational Training Unit;
February 18th, 1942: No. 1 Squadron;
February 25th, 1944: No. 55 Operational Training Unit;
February 25th, 1944: No. 4 Tactical Evaluation Unit;
March 3rd, 1944: Air Fighting Development Unit, Wittering;
March 6th, 1944: Station Winderley;
March 17th, 1944: No. 1690 Bomber Defence Training Flight;
May 12th, 1944: No. 55 Base;
July 13th, 1944: No. 51 Base;
October 12th, 1944: No. 2 Tactical Evaluation Unit;
November 11th, 1944: No. 83 Group Support Unit;
November 13th, 1944: No. 438 Squadron;
November 19th, 1944: No. 245 Squadron;
December 24th, 1944: No. 14 Armament Practice Camp;
January 5th, 1945 - March 7th, 1945: No. 245 Squadron

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flying Officer

Unit:

No. 1 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Awarded on:

November 5th, 1943

Citation:
"This officer has undertaken very many sorties during which he has attacked nineteen locomotives and ten barges with damaging effect. Flying Officer Mossip has invariably pressed home his attacks with great vigour, often in the face of heavy anti-aircraft opposition."

• - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 2nd November 1943, Issue 36235, dated 5th November 1943
  - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  - Veterans Affairs Canada
  - Air Force Association of Canada
  

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