Waites, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Waites |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE148 |
Markings | UM-S2 Uncle Chuck Chuck |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Montigny-Le-Guesdier Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2209456 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Homebound shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Montigny-le-Guesdier (Seine-et-Marne) some 4 Km SSE of Bray-sur-Seine. |