Kamedish, John Benjamin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Benjamin |
Surname | Kamedish |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Peter B. Kamedish and Louise Kamedish, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | T4323 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 30. H. 5. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM (from the "Prayer for Eternal Rest") |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 57 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/59288 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Kamedish Lake, Manitoba; 20km SW of Wapusk National Park |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7903 (P360881/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1941 |
End Date | 28-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Overshot upon return from night bombing practice, struck trees and crashed at Wootton, near Abingdon |