Simpson, John Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Richard |
Surname | Simpson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Frederick Simpson and Elizabeth Mary Ann Simpson, of Shoreditch, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1665 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leytonstone (St. Patrick's) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Screen Wall. Plot 11B. Row 3. Grave 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1383634 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-12-1942 |
End Date | 31-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1815hrs for evening bombing practice. A few minutes after take off the aircraft crashed into a wood, near Barton Abbey, 4 miles WSW from the airfield. |