Muirhead, John Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Patrick |
Surname | Muirhead |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 20-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Brigadier John Spencer Muirhead. D.S.O., M.C., T.D., and of Geraldine Moore Muirhead (Nee Hedderwick), of Stirling. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5414 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ars-En-Re Communal Cemetery, Ile De Re |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | SON OF JOHN AND GERALDINE MUIRHEAD. STIRLING, SCOTLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 100092 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1942 |
End Date | 20-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Lost off the French coast |