Cunningham, John Meynell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Meynell |
Surname | Cunningham |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Mager Cunningham and Elsie Cunningham, of Derby, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW127 |
Markings | AL-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VII. E. 16. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE STILL REMEMBER YOU (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 182544 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1853/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1853/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1944 |
End Date | 18-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Mondeville- east of Caen- to attack a German stronghold on the battle field and in support of Operation Goodwood. The raids took place at dawn with clear conditions and with Oboe marking. This was a combined attack along with US bombers and a total of some 6800 tones of bombs were dropped, with over 5000 attributable to BC. Many German units were badly affected by the raid and this was of immense support to the army operations- arguable the most useful support raid of all. No fighters appeared and flak fire was subdued by army and naval fire and as a result 6 aircraft were lost. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by bombs from above while over the aiming point and crashed onto the target |