Wright, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Wright |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Grace Wright, of Milnerton, Cape Province, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD861 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Plymouth City Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751334 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft on loan from 106 Sqn |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7445 (P360332/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/8 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1941 |
End Date | 07-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Borrowed by No.97 Sqdn. Crashed 0242 7Jul41 in Plymouth Sound after colliding with a Barrage Balloon cable. |