Twigg, John Despard
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | John Despard |
Surname | Twigg |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Despard and Marguerite Jean Twigg (Nee Little), of Victoria B.C. and Husband of Mildred Twigg (Nee Church) of Ottawa, Ontario. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE197 |
Markings | EQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gosseliès Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | C/167 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed Bossu lez Walcourt, SSW of Charleroi, Belgium |