Brydon, John Lovat
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Lovat |
Surname | Brydon |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Catherine Brydon, of Tow Law, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1605 |
Markings | KO-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. A. 15. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 656407 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 29-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. Was to have been a much larger raid but bad weather in the north of England prevented many Squadrons taking part. Further bad weather en route- the 91 Group OTU aircraft were recalled, the rest becoming scattered. Only 68 bombed the target but a hospital was hit. Heavy aircraft losses including 15.2% of 4 Group OTU Wellingtons |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Köberich & Unteroffizier Heidenreich of Stab II./NJG 3, who had taken off from Schleswig airfield at 23:42 hrs, in Bf 110E |