Alexander, John Campbell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Campbell |
Surname | Alexander |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Margaret Alexander, of Glasgow. Husband of Isabella McM. Alexander, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LJ503 |
Markings | NF-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Arc et Senans Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | IT'S ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE LOST CAN TELL THE PAIN OF PARTING WITHOUT FAREWELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1672382 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 01-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Bob 325, for France |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a violent storm and clipped the tops of trees, crashing at Lombard, NE of Arc et Senans |