Doherty, John Christopher
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Christopher |
Surname | Doherty |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stephen Walter Doherty, and of Mary Doherty, of Carshalton Beeches, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED920 |
Markings | LE-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. Z. 37. |
Epitaph | SO YOUNG, SO GAY, I SEE HIM STILL, WINDSWEPT, ABREAST THE TOPMOST HILL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 135751 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-12-1943 |
End Date | 04-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing on a railway line near Stendal in Saxony, some 100 miles west of Berlin |