Davis, John Clement
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Clement |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB853 |
Markings | IQ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 28. C. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1814561 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1013/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1013/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1945 |
End Date | 24-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on the Harpenerweg benzol plant, all seven crew members baled out successfully but five were later shot by Germans |