Calvert, John Reginald Gallimore
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Reginald Gallimore |
Surname | Calvert |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Eric and Doris Maude Calvert, of Colchester, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE166 |
Markings | ZO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tangmere (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot E. Row 3. Grave 51. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1393627 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 196 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-04-1943 |
End Date | 15-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tangmere |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit back to base following Stuttgart operation of the previous night |
Reason for Loss | An engine cut as the aircraft was gaining height after takeoff. Crashed 3 miles west of the airfield |