Stewart, John McWilliam
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John McWilliam |
Surname | Stewart |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 29-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Of Southern Rhodesia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1303 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 11. Grave 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 777897 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-04-1942 |
End Date | 29-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Took off to practice single engined-flying. Lost control at 200 feet and crashed at Grunby, 9 miles south of Grantham, Lincolnshire. |