Bell, John Beaumont
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Beaumont |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Oswald and Edith Bell, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. Husband of Dorothy Mary Bell, of West Hartlepool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM511 |
Markings | GI-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 225. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1564498 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Squadron Motto | Bellamus noctu (We wage war by night) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1944 |
End Date | 12-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Gardening in the Kattegat. 76 aircraft, 3 losses |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |