Hunter, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Hunter |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Hunter. Husband of Mary McKendrick Hunter (née Barr), of Pimlico, London, whom he married in 1940. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4832 |
Markings | KM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 154. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 53 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 617249 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1920, Ayr. At the time of his death his wife Mary was living with their son in Pimlico, London. John had been a pupil at Lady Jane Hamilton School and Russell Street School in Ayr. He was working at Messrs Paton, Radio Dealers in Prestwick prior to enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1943 |
End Date | 08-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Waddington at 1802 hrs detailed to attack targets at Lorient. Aircraft was shot down by various flak batteries including 1./Schw.Flak Abt.677 at 2030 hrs, crashing into the sea off the French coast |