Wilson, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Preston Wilson and Dora Wilson, of Pelton, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA852 |
Markings | WS-L The Lady in Red (Let's Go Upstairs) |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 21. A. 19-22. |
Epitaph | WE THINK OF HIM IN SILENCE BUT WHAT IT MEANT TO LOSE HIM NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1080434 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1943 |
End Date | 24-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Gerolsheim in Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate |