Irons, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Irons |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Isabella Rose Irons, of Dundee. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB146 |
Markings | -B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dundee Eastern Necropolis |
Grave Reference | Sec. X.D. Grave 358. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY IS KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 53 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1361132 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1944 |
End Date | 27-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Marshfield Bristol |