Bradshaw, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Bradshaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Frederick Bailey Bradshaw and Nellie Bradshaw, of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6657 |
Markings | MH-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Joint grave 13-14. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, HIS ABSENCE AN UNSPEAKABLE SORROW |
Ribbon Stone | 0450 (Block 6, Column 5, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1355770 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of Sgt J. Bradshaw 51 Sqn |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6841 (P359608/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1941 |
End Date | 12-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (91% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Borkel, Holland |