Douglas, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Douglas |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Isabella Douglas, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | LA837 |
Markings | F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Glasgow (Riddrie Park) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 843. |
Epitaph | WE HAVE LOST BUT HEAVEN HAS GAINED ONE OF THE BEST THE WORLD CONTAINED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 980831 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 19 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off A96, Balnageith near Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Metal Plaques & Aircraft Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 19 OTU, RAF Forres |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1943 |
End Date | 31-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training - Cross Country |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Kinloss at 1035 hrs for a Cross Country Flight . Late in the afternoon , while receiving homing advice from direction finding stations, all contact ceased at around 1700 hrs . It was later established that the aircraft had flown into high ground 2000 ft above sea level in the hills of Cromdale, near Grantown on Spey |