Austin, John Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Albert |
Surname | Austin |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edith Maude Austin, of North Beach, Christchurch, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE152 |
Markings | HD-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 199. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414575 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Detached from 196 Squadron (flying as second pilot for operational experience) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1943 |
End Date | 15-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (67% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Nectarines area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by marine flak and crashed off Ameland |