Goldie, John Hunter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Hunter |
Surname | Goldie |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander L. Goldie and Caroline Mary Goldie, of Heathcote, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2825 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lossiemouth Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Grave 1144. |
Epitaph | IN LOVE OF HOME THE LOVE OF COUNTRY HAS ITS RISE" DICKENS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400344 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12206 (P366214/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-02-1942 |
End Date | 14-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off to carry out night flying exercise. At approximately 2335hrs the aircraft crashed on a hill near Rothes, 9 miles SSE of Elgin, Morayshire. The cause given for the accident as engine failure. |