Counihan, John Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Ernest |
Surname | Counihan |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Mary Elizabeth Counihan, of Ealing, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z1177 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 24. B. 20. |
Epitaph | SLEEP ON BELOVED BRAVE AND TRUE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1283564 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1942 |
End Date | 12-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Chipping Warden |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Iced up, stalled and spun, and at 0200 crashed near Confuit Farm, Churchill, 3 miles SW of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. |