Blakey, John William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John William |
Surname | Blakey |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Elizabeth Blakey, of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Scholar of Wakefield Grammar School. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7438 |
Markings | MG-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. C. 1-7. |
Epitaph | WHERE IS DEATH'S STING? WHERE, GRAVE, THY VICTORY? I TRIUMPH STILL, IF THOU ABIDE WITH ME (ABIDE WITH ME) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 936547 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8713 (P361849/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1941 |
End Date | 29-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kaarst, WSW of Dusseldorf |