Vickers, John Keith
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Keith |
Surname | Vickers |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 08-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John George and Emily Elsie Vickers, of Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK133 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/1. Grave 219. |
Epitaph | ALL HE HOPED FOR, ALL HE HAD, HE GAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 427364 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
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 | 07-04-1945 |
End Date | 08-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Suffered a total engine failure and crashed near Banbury |