Walshe, John O'Neill
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John O'Neill |
Surname | Walshe |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Jordan Walshe and Ethel Ann Walshe, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. His Brother Henry Jordan Dunlop Walshe Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD904 |
Markings | KM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 193 North. |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER, HENRY J.D. WALSHE, MERCHANT NAVY, WAS LOST AT SEA 21ST MARCH 1943 AGE 18 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 749452 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-06-1941 |
End Date | 19-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Ternhill |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ferry |
Reason for Loss | Hampden AD747 had been sent from Waddington with two crews to ferry Hampden AD904 back to base following its repair at Ternhill. Upon their return, AD904 took off first but the plugs in AD747 became oiled up in one engine with the result that the pilot took off without full power being available. As a result, AD747 lost height, stalled and crashed at Blore Heath in flames. All of the crew sustained serious injuries but survived. While witnessing the crash of AD747 and circling the scene, the pilot of AD904 banked too steeply, losing control and dived into the ground with the loss of all crew. |