Sawyer, John Patrick Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Patrick Anthony |
Surname | Sawyer |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lt. R. H. Sawyer, R.A.F. (Died On Active Service, 3Rd August, 1918), and of Georgina M. Sawyer, of Beaconsfield. Husband of Elsie Sawyer. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7318 |
Markings | EM-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beaconsfield Cemetery, Buckinghamshire |
Grave Reference | Grave 1846. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0729 (Block 9, Column 2, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/5135 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside village Memorial Hall, North Hykeham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | 15th September 1941, Manchester Bomber crew L7318 who lost their lives in a tragic air crash at South Hykeham |
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9097 (P362313/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1233/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1233/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1941 |
End Date | 15-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Haverigg |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 1810 and exploded after diving into the ground in the Waddington circuit while returning to base. |