Chivers, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Chivers |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Daisy Lily Chivers, of Glastonbury, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1760 |
Markings | JM-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 80. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 923913 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13094 (P367382/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-04-1942 |
End Date | 01-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Part of propeller sheared off and aircraft crashed into the sea off Peterhead |