McGill, John Alexander Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Alexander Douglas |
Surname | McGill |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alec Douglas and Eva Minnie Grace McGill, of Yeronga, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND764 |
Markings | OF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Souzy-La-Briche Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | HE HAS OUTSOARED THE SHADOW OF OUR NIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429340 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
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
Giddings and Webb were able to bail out but did not survive |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-06-1944 |
End Date | 10-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Etampes |
Reason for Loss | Exploded in mid-air after being hit by flak and then attacked by a night-fighter as it went in for its second run. Wreckage being scattered over a wide area near Souzy-la-Briche near Paris |