Casstles, John Hamilton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Hamilton |
Surname | Casstles |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Boyd Casstles and Joan Casstles, of Belfast. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9438 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 144. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1039199 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
On detachment to Coastal Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-05-1943 |
End Date | 17-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Mine laying in the Bay of Biscay |
Reason for Loss | Shot down after dropping four depth charges, none of which caused any damage. The crew of six were all killed. |