Emerson, John Frederick Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Frederick Wallace |
Surname | Emerson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Egerton Arthur Emerson and of Constance Emerson (Nee Faiers), of Drogheda, Co. Louth, Irish Republic. Lieutenant, 26Th (Dublin) Co. Boys' Brigade. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND682 |
Markings | ZN- Pluto's Pleasure |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Anholt Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | ONLY AND BELOVED SON OF EGERTON AND CONSTANCE EMERSON, DROGHEDA, IRELAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 33 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1795670 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-12-1944 |
End Date | 16-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Antishipping mine laying Spinach (Heligoland) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Baltic |