Davies, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Beatrice Davies, of Monsall, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG398 |
Markings | DX-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. H. 12. |
Epitaph | GOD TOOK HIM FROM US WITHOUT A FAREWELL; DEEP IS OUR SORROW, NO ONE CAN TELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2211499 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/540/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/540/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-03-1945 |
End Date | 15-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Lutzkendorf- Wintershall synthetic oil plant |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been one of eight Lancasters shot down by Hptm Martin Becker in a Ju88G6, the aircraft crashing near Bad Windsheim. Becker also claimed a Halifax |