Bell, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 27-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stafford and Margaret Bell. Husband of Cecilia Florence Bell, of Moseley, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM230 |
Markings | PH-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 204. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 51820 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1944 |
End Date | 27-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft and crew of seven lost without trace- probably in the Baltic Sea. |