Strain, John Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Edward |
Surname | Strain |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward James Strain and Annie Viola Strain (née Johnson), of Winnipeg, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB742 |
Markings | AR-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. B. 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 103 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86763 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Strain Lake, Manitoba; 10km west of Burntwood Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
John was born at Winnipeg, Nova Scotia on 26 May 1922. His father was born in Belfast, Ireland, and worked as a Merchant and his mother was born in Winnipeg. The schools he attended were Prince Edward, 1934-1935 followed by East Kildonan Collegiate, Manitoba, 1939-1940. He had worked in a newsagency as a sub-manager and newsagent. John enjoyed dancing and roller skating. |
On 20 January 1942 he enlisted. After training he was posted to the U.K. and embarked from New York on 5 January 1943, arriving at 3 PRC on 13 January. He then continued to 6 AOS 1 June 1943, 30 OTU 4 July 1943, 1656 CU 12 October 1943, 1662 CU 8 February 1944, and 460 Squadron 19 February 1944. Sadly John was to lose his life on 25 February 1944. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 26-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Augsburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Rotweil |