Bacon, John Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Andrew |
Surname | Bacon |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Jabez Bacon and Nellie Hannah Bacon (née Andrews) |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD125 |
Markings | KN-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Verneuil-Sur-Avre Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1386461 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Miscellaneous Information
It is thought that all the RAF crew members were buried in Verneuil sue Avre Town Cemetery but they could not be located after the war and consequently they are commemorated on the Runnymede memorial |
Born April 1923 in London. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1943 |
End Date | 13-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Milan. 504 aircraft, 3 losses. Command considered this to be a successful raid. Four major factories, including the Alfa Romeo works, were badly damaged and 1174 people were killed in August, although it is not specific enough to determine whether the damage was caused in this particular raid. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Verneuil sue Avre, France |