Howell, John George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John George |
Surname | Howell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 10-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy Walter and Agnes Howell, of Ipswich. Husband of Ann Dallas Howell (Nee Fraser), of Inverness. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito III |
Serial Number | RR287 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ipswich New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. X.C. Div. 3. Grave 100 |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 185230 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-03-1945 |
End Date | 10-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Barford St. John |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Circuits |
Reason for Loss | Lost power and crashed into trees |