Ward, John Montague
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Montague |
Surname | Ward |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Arthur and Nellie Ward, of Winshill, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | L4194 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vannes (Boismoreau) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Div. B. Row 1. Coll. grave 15. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742466 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4301 (P356151/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-11-1940 |
End Date | 23-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (47% moon) |
Operation | Minelaying in the Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed in the sea off Lorient (Morbihan), France. |