Castling, John Graham
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Graham |
Surname | Castling |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 06-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Robert Castling and of Mabel Valpy J. Castling (Nee Watts). Husband of Patricia Bentley Castling, of Church Crookham, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1498 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Grave 22. Row A. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41875 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 19 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Remote Location, A’Choire Mhor, Highlands, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | This plaque is in memory of those personnel killed & injured when a Whitley MKV Aircraft operating with 19 OTU RAF Kinloss crashed here on 6th January 1942 |
Location | Off A96, Balnageith near Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Metal Plaques & Aircraft Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 19 OTU, RAF Forres |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1942 |
End Date | 06-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a mountainside near Inverness |