Davis, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis. Husband of Patricia Audrey Davis, of Redcar, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4769 |
Markings | QR-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 33. A. 10. |
Epitaph | SORROW IS SILENT, SACRED, UNSHARED. GOD ALONE KNOWS HOW WE CARED. PAT AND BARRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 643447 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-01-1943 |
End Date | 04-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Holland, crashing at Middenmeer, near Den Helder |