Dawson, John Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Robert |
Surname | Dawson |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Nellie Dawson. Husband of Berth Dawson, of Mickleover, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5701 |
Markings | OF-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 8. F. 2. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY I SEE HIM JUST THE SAME. AS LONG AS I LIVE I WILL CHERISH HIS NAME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1311085 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1942 |
End Date | 06-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Aachen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 2245 hrs twixt Brunssum and Amstenrade (Limburg) Holland. |