Johnston, William Ross Campbell
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Ross Campbell |
Surname | Johnston |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2851 |
Markings | -F3 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot LL. Row 1. Grave 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/86418 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | William Johnston Point, Manitoba; Within Burntwood Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Point |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 0010 31May42 near Gravendeel (Zuid Holland), 7 km SW of Dordrecht |