Atkinson, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Atkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Margaret Atkinson. Husband of Margaret Atkinson, of Foulridge, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK799 |
Markings | OJ-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wonseradeel (Makkum) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row M. Coll. grave 40-41. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR HUSBAND, FATHER AND SON. AT REST IN GOD'S GARDEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1017417 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 705 aircraft, 44 losses (6.2%) with night-fighters counting for most of the losses (the night was moonlit). PFF marking was near-perfect (using Oboe). A large fire in the centre of Krefeld raged unchecked for many hours. Over 5500 houses destroyed, 1056 people killed and 72000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the Ijsselmeer |