Christie, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Christie |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Agnes Christie, of Brechin, Angus. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ636 |
Markings | AZ-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Letra Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY AND FRIENDS. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 53421 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-07-1944 |
End Date | 27-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Givors |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2312hrs to bomb rail communications. Crashed at Letra(Rhone), a small village on the N side of the main road between Lyon and Charolles. |