Davies, John Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Harold |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Hannah Davies. Husband of Edna May Davies. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9422 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. A. 10. |
Epitaph | YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742518 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Miscellaneous Information
John was named after his father and was born on 2 September 1915, at Newport, Monmouthshire. He resided at 368, Tile Hill Lane, Coventry. Until enlisting in 1938, he worked at Coventry Gauge and Tool Co. Ltd. Sergeant Davies’s loss is commemorated with a plaque in Coventry Crematorium. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1940 |
End Date | 02-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack airfields in the occupied countries |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by fighters |