Phillips, John Montague
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Montague |
Surname | Phillips |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Samuel Phillips and Hannah Elizabeth Phillips (née Solomon), of Upton, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED782 |
Markings | QR-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 12. |
Epitaph | JOHN, DEARLY LOVED ONLY SON OF MR. AND MRS. H.S. PHILLIPS |
Ribbon Stone | 0843 (Block 10, Column 6, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 145145 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of P/O John M. Phillips 61 Sqn Kiel 30 July 1943 Age 21 |
Miscellaneous Information
His body washed ashore on 15 Aug 1943 and was initially buried at St. Peter New Cemetery |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1943 |
End Date | 30-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt Gunther Stege of 8./NJG3 at 00.30hrs, crashing in the North Sea near the Frisian Islands, 30kms North East of Heligoland. |