Little, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Little |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Andrew Little and Martha Annie Little (née Corbrick), of Chillingham Road, Heaton, Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4825 |
Markings | OF-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. J. 7. |
Epitaph | TO A BEAUTIFUL LIFE CAME A SUDDEN END, HE DIED AS HE LIVED, EVERYONE'S FRIEND |
Ribbon Stone | 0753 (Block 9, Column 8, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1126807 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 14 October 1912. John and his father Andrew were both dairymen. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1943 |
End Date | 02-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Victim of 1. Flak Division and exploded over Berlin-Lankwitz, time unknown. Crew initially buried in the Doberitz Standart-Friedhof and share collective graves with the crew of W4829, being re-interred on 28 October 1946. |