Bluck, John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Bluck |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Lizzie Bluck, of Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2722 |
Markings | JM-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lossiemouth Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Grave 977. |
Epitaph | GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127285 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-11-1942 |
End Date | 27-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night exercise |
Reason for Loss | Ditched in Spey Bay following engine trouble |