Billingham, John Anthony Geoffrey
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Anthony Geoffrey |
Surname | Billingham |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney Walter and Kate Sherwin Billingham, of Raynes Park, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED983 |
Markings | PG-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Cremation. Screen Wall Panel 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1391974 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1943 |
End Date | 30-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Bochum |
Reason for Loss | On return, flying in low cloud, struck high ground at Cadwell Hill Lincolnshire. 5 miles W of Mablethorpe, Lincs. The accident happened at 0005 30Sep43. Five crew killed, two injured. |