Naunton, John Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Douglas |
Surname | Naunton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 15-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Allan Douglas and Daisy Naunton, of Brentwood, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL837 |
Markings | BQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bussy-La-Cote Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph | WITH LASTING LOVE AND CEASELESS THOUGHT WE REMEMBER YOU, DARLING. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1808639 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Squadron Motto | Per ignem vincimus (Through fire we conquer) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occured on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1944 |
End Date | 15-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Revigny |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighters |