Anderson, John Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John Thomas |
Surname | Anderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 20-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Anderson, and of Agnes Anderson, of Shield Row, Stanley, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS725 |
Markings | KO-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. E. 10. |
Epitaph | MAY WE BE EVER WORTHY OF THEIR GREAT SACRIFICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127890 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Squadron Motto | Despite the elements |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 21-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig. 358 Lancasters, 16 Lost (4.5%). Weather conditions were poor and bombing was very scattered. No local report is available but it is unlikely that significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed at Engersen, ESE of Klötze, Germany |