Austin, John Prescott
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Prescott |
Surname | Austin |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney Thomas Austin, and Hilda Kate Austin, of Luton, Bedfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB363 |
Markings | PM-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row C. Grave 8 (Jt.) |
Epitaph | HOW WE ALL MISS HIM, NO ONE CAN TELL. BUT HE DID HIS DUTY OH! SO WELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 176233 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1944 |
End Date | 18-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | la Nieppe |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on a V1 site near St Omer |