Whitfield, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Whitfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Lumley Whitfield and Mary Jane Whitfield, of Stanley, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | L9623 |
Markings | ZA-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 96. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 954271 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2356. Ditched off the Dutch coast. All other crew members became PoW |