Conlon, John Vincent
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Vincent |
Surname | Conlon |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Michael Sylvester and Mary Ann Matilda Conlon, of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4308 |
Markings | UV-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gaasterland (Bakhuizen) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 24. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL, MAY HE REST IN PEACE. AMEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411084 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-01-1943 |
End Date | 24-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Breighton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 80 Lancasters and 3 Mosquitoes. Bombed through total cloud cover |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night-fighter (Me 110) on return leg and crashed WNW of Bakhuizen, Holland |