Tillard, John Nigel
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Nigel |
Surname | Tillard |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Colonel Arthur Basil Tillard, C.B.E., D.S.O., and Leila Tillard, of Bedford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1283 |
Markings | QT-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. C. 2. |
Epitaph | THE LORD BLESS THEE, AND KEEP THEE:... AND BE GRACIOUS UNTO THEE NUMBERS VI.24 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 115124 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | School Chapel, Bedford School, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of P/O. J.N. Tillard R.A.F.V.R. March 26-27th. 1942. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12959 (P367211/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1942 |
End Date | 27-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed near Dusseldorf |