Spriggs, John Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Stanley |
Surname | Spriggs |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dr. Neville Ivens Spriggs and Emily Jane Spriggs, of Leicester. Husband of Eleanor Myfanwy Spriggs. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG358 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 543. |
Epitaph | WHAT STANDS IF FREEDOM FALL? WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVE? (From For All We Have And Are by Rudyard Kipling) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1449550 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Glascoed Farm, Aberhafesp, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of nine Airmen of the Heavy Conversion Unit Faldingworth, who died when their aircraft Halifax no DG358 crashed on Glascoed Farm and Cwm Farms on January 23rd 1944 |
Location | St. Gwynog's Church, Aberhafesp, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed scroll and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the RAFVR Airmen who died as a result of a crash at Glascoed Farm on 23rd January 1944 The Handley Page Halifax Bomber no DG358 was struck by LightningVY CONVERSION UNIT from FALDINGWORTH WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-01-1944 |
End Date | 23-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Faldingworth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Engine failure at 20,000 feet over Wales. The aircraft descended into thick cloud and immediately suffered severe icing which caused a wing to fold and come off, crashing into the tail-place causing the Halifax to disintegrate in the air |