Armitage, John Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Edward |
Surname | Armitage |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Liddall Armitage and Constance Marion Armitage, of Goldthorpe, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X3215 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 159A. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED ELDER SON OF T. LIDDALL AND CONSTANCE M. ARMITAGE OF GOLDTHORPE, YORKS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1548659 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1944 |
End Date | 11-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Up for a Bull's-eye detail but it is thought an engine failed for a minute later. At 1941, the bomber crashed into a tree on Blackdowns between 3 and 4 miles NNW of Stretton-on-Fosse in Warwickshire. |