Wilkinson, John Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | John Arthur |
Surname | Wilkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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Date of Death | 03-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Florence Wilkinson, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Airspeed Oxford I |
Serial Number | AS904 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leicester (Saffron Hill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Gen. Grave 654. |
Epitaph | SOME DAY WE'LL UNDERSTAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 116 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1429514 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1942 |
End Date | 03-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Airtest |
Reason for Loss | While flying straight and level the trainer went into a slow flat spin from which it failed to recover before hitting the ground at Greetham, 5 miles NE of Oakham. |