Bluck, John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Bluck |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
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
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
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 |