Murtagh, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Murtagh |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh Murtagh and Catherine Murtagh (nee Rodgers), of Espieside Crescent, Coatbridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED477 |
Markings | WS-O Robbie's Reply |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 17. H. 14-16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1120343 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1921 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1943 |
End Date | 31-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Waddington at 2349 hrs detailed to attack targets in Hamburg. Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Lt. Ernst Weiss of 1./NJG3 at 0324 hrs. Aircraft crashed onto pastere land belonging to a farmer by the name of Jakob at Ristedter Moor near Vechta, 15 kms SSW of Bremen. |