Atkins, John Croft
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | John Croft |
Surname | Atkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | IGSM |
Date of Death | 12-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Benjamin and Florence Hannah Atkins. Husband of Elsie Ruth Atkins, of Market Harborough, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1328 |
Markings | BL-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. D. 18. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND. DEAR DADDY OF BUNNIE, TEDDIE & RICHARD LOVING WIFE ELSA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 28124 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Squadron Motto | Hostem a caelo expellere (To drive the enemy from the sky) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9034 (P362233/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/37 |
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 | 12-09-1941 |
End Date | 13-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on w/t indicating that the port engine had failed |