Riley, John Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Bernard |
Surname | Riley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar and Edith Marie Riley. Husband of Joyce Riley, of Askern, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1646 |
Markings | JM-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dyce Old Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sp. Mem. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND ALWAYS IN MY THOUGHTS UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 995062 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to War Memorial, Cluniebank Rd Braemar, Abderdeenshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Aircraft Engine and Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of eight of Vickers Wellington R1646 crashed 19 January 1942 |
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11658 (P365505/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-01-1942 |
End Date | 19-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft failed to return and a month later wreckage was found on a hillside near Braemar. |