Young, John Oswald
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John Oswald |
Surname | Young |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 30-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oswald Francis Young and Catherine Mary Young, of York. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED596 |
Markings | ZN-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lichtenvoorde General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 26. |
Epitaph | O COMPASSIONATE HEART OF JESUS GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST. MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 61960 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Lt august Geiger, 111./NGJ1) and crashed 0429 30Mar43 at Lievelde (Gelderland), 4 km NNE of Lichtenvoorde, Holland |