Molony, John Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Bernard |
Surname | Molony |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Date of Death | 23-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Francis Molony, Bt., P.C., K.C., M.A., Ll.D., Vice Chancellor of The University of Dublin, and of Lady Molony (Nee Rispin), of Wimbledon. Husband of Marjory Molony (Nee Higgs). Victor Ludorum, Wimbledon College, 1931. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | R3408 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wimbledon (Gap Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot S.A. Grave 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 75 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 740943 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5950 (P358474/41) |
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 | 23-04-1941 |
End Date | 23-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bramcote |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | t/o for a night navigation exercise. Strayed approx. 20 miles off its intended course and entered the Midlands barrage balloon defences. At about 2338, the Anson collided with a cable and came down at Stole House, Walsgrave on Sowe on the eastern outskirts of Coventry |