Horoch, Jan Wojciech
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jan Wojciech |
Surname | Horoch |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | VM 5th Class, twice KW |
Date of Death | 11-09-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1258 |
Markings | BH-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.794285 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 300 (Masovian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Poland |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1656/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1656/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Ingham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 20:29 from Ingham. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Oud Beijerland (Beijerland), 12 km SSW of Rotterdam |