Bishop, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Bishop |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Revd. L. Cornewall Bishop and Daisy E. G. Bishop, of South Kensington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1305 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cardington (St. Mary) Church Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row R. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754664 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Mary Magdelene, Melchbourne, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller Blade & Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of H.P. Hampden P1305 14 O.T.U. R.A.F. Cottesmore, which crashed 19.8.40 at Melchbourne |
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2697 (P354080/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-08-1940 |
End Date | 19-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Emerged from cloud, almost vertical, and crashed at Sgarnbrook, NNW of Bedford |