Butterworth, John Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Maurice |
Surname | Butterworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Filton Butterworth and May Beryl Butterworth. Husband of Joyce Butterworth, of Stone Breaks, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P5303 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4050. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1069853 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Crew of Hampden P5303, 1st. Nov. 1941. No.16 OTU RAF Bomber Command |
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9976 (P363440/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-11-1941 |
End Date | 01-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Soon after receiving recall signal, dived & crashed nr. Leamington. |