Russell, John Arnold
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Arnold |
Surname | Russell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Willoughby Moore Russell and Lillian Margaret Russell, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. Husband of Maude Gertrude Russell, of Montreal. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME735 |
Markings | UL-B2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. H. 13-17. |
Epitaph | HERE WE CRY WITH HEART'S ENDEAVOR, GRANT HIM REST THAT IS FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/38684 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and exploded at Kevelaer, near Cleve |