Philip, John
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Philip |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-10-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD331 |
Markings | PH-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Winterswijk Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 30. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 420045 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Part of 1055 bomber raid on Essen- a record number of bombers involved in a single sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-10-1944 |
End Date | 23-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the Dutch/German border at Huppel (Gelderland) No cause known. |