Cleminson-Passey, John Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Harold |
Surname | Cleminson-Passey |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
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Date of Death | 10-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Violet G. Passey and Foster-Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Cleminson, of Widnes. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB471 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Widnes Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 7C. Grave 3139. |
Epitaph | TO KNOW HIM WAS TO LOVE HIM. GOOD NIGHT, BELOVED. "LOOKING UNTO JESUS" HEB.12.2 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2210186 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | PFNTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Cadmarch's Church, Llangammarch Wells, Powys, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of PFNTU Lancaster JB471 which caught fire and broke up in mid-air and crahed on 10th April 1944 |
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Pathfinder Force Navigation Training Unit, RAF Warboys 1944 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1944 |
End Date | 10-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Caught fire in the air and crashed near Llanwrtyd Wells, between Llandovery and Builth Wells |