Drain, John Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Arthur |
Surname | Drain |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Edward and Kathleen Drain, of Bonnington, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4234 |
Markings | DX-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Geraardsbergen Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6-9. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1394720 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kapellestraat, Sint-Maria-Lierde, Oost Flanders Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar, sculpture, inscribed stone tablet & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Munich |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter over Belgium, the aircraft crashed in flames near St Martens-Lierde |