Beere, Ian St. John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ian St. John |
Surname | Beere |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rawdon St. John Beere and Constance May Beere, of Wellington City, New Zealand. Husband of Dorothy Elizabeth Beere, of Douglas, Isle of Man. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley III |
Serial Number | K7225 |
Markings | OF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Drayton (St. Peter) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40334 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
May have been on the strength of 77 Sqn, according to CWGC records |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/1644 (P250478/39) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-11-1939 |
End Date | 08-11-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Undershot the runway and crashed into a house |