Cassan, John Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Douglas |
Surname | Cassan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur William Marshall Cassan and Ida Frances Cassan, of Clevedon, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Boeing Fortress III |
Serial Number | SR382 |
Markings | BU-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 5. |
Epitaph | HE IS NOT HERE: FOR HE IS RISEN" ST.MATT. XXVIII.6 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 172119 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1323/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1323/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 21-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Bomber Support- in support of the attacks on Scholven-Buer and Wesseling |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Bergharen, Gelderland, Holland |