Camp, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Camp |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Lizzie Camp, of Derby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP172 |
Markings | KJ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 72105. |
Epitaph | GOD GRANT WE WERE WORTHY OF HIS GREAT SACRIFICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2210277 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to village War Memorial, Whittlebury, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crews of LN532 and LP172 who were killed when their aircraft crashed on 29th September 1943 and 6th May 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1944 |
End Date | 06-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Towcester as the exercise was drawing to an end |