Ratcliffe, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Ratcliffe |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD789 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 16. F. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 748372 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5795 (P358289/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1941 |
End Date | 11-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Lt Reese, 1,/NJG1) and crashed 2254 4 km NNE of Roermond, Holland. Those killed are buried at Nijmegen in Jonkerbos War Cemetery. P/O F.A.Cornish PoW Sgt J.Ratcliffe KIA F/S R.A.Royal KIA Sgt S.R.Cassey KIA P/O F.A.Cornish was interned in Camps L1/L3, PoW No.574. |