Baskerville, John Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John Edward |
Surname | Baskerville |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-03-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Francis and Minnie Maude Baskerville, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Husband of Jane Beatty Baskerville, of Winnipeg. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1405 |
Markings | MH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. F. 16. |
Epitaph | IN HIS WILL IS OUR PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37537 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Baskerville Island, Manitoba; Within Sharpe Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the first time the RAF had bombed the German main land |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-03-1940 |
End Date | 20-03-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Raid on Hornum seaplane base, Sylt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak, crashing off northern Sylt. He was on his fourth operation. It was the first Bomber Command loss against a German land target |