Sievers, John Winston
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Winston |
Surname | Sievers |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 27-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney John Sievers and of Gertrude Sievers (Nee Berrill), of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1644 |
Markings | JN-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 3. H. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 79514 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7178 (P360016/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-06-1941 |
End Date | 27-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed 04:00 on 27 Jun 1941 at Grubbenvorst (Limburg), on the W bank of the Maas, 6 km NNW of Venlo, Holland. All were initially buried in Venlo Military Cemetery, but have since been reinterred in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery. |