Davis, John Campbell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Campbell |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 03-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Campbell Davis and Agnes Ann Davis (née McLoughlin), of Chippenham Avenue, Neasden, Wembley, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED482 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 124. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126678 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Squadron Motto | Sic fidem servamus (Thus we keep faith) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 6 January 1921, Willesden. John was a Printers' Costing Clerk, his father was a timekeeper on the GWR railway. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-04-1943 |
End Date | 03-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying - Deodar region (Bordeaux) |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. May have fallen victim to two light flak ships which were reported by other crews to be in the vicinity. |