Davies, John Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Richard |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Archibald Alfred and Margaret Alice Davies. Husband of Vera Ellen Davies, of Hall Green, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME839 |
Markings | AS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Creil Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Grave 391. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (Poem - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1580941 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Jack. |
His brother Leslie also served in Bomber Command as aircrew with 50 Squadron and survived the war. |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/41 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/40 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-08-1944 |
End Date | 03-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Trossy near Paris- St. Maxim Constructional Works (V2 storage site) |
Reason for Loss | Struck amidships by bombs from another aircraft flying at a higher altitude during an attack on a V2 storage site. The two survivors parachuted to earth and became prisoners of war. |