Bradford, John Dennis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Dennis |
Surname | Bradford |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 23-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hermia Bradford, of Camp Hill, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED868 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. C. 20-22. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 156591 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1943 |
End Date | 24-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1939hrs. Crashed at Rucheim, 10km W of Ludwigshafen. |