Johnston, James Malcolmson
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Malcolmson |
Surname | Johnston |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Rafferty Johnston and Emily Smart Johnston, of Victoria Park, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG170 |
Markings | 9J-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. A. 4. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 427098 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 227 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter during attack on the Dortmund-Ems canal and crashed at Altenberge, near Munster |