Wenham, John Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Arthur |
Surname | Wenham |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur William and Susan Burgess Wenham, of Maidstone. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE740 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Maidstone Cemetery, Kent |
Grave Reference | Plot C.C.1. Grave 133. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND TREASURED MEMORY OF OUR DARLING SON JOHN. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1894709 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Mary, North Marston, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Embroidered Kneeler |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington HE740 which crashed on 4th January 1945 |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-01-1945 |
End Date | 04-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Dived out of cloud from about 5000' and crashed near Aylesbury, Bucks. |