Ekelund, John Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | John Herbert |
Surname | Ekelund |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Aron Eugene and Ruth Joy Ekelund, of Twin Butte, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF392 |
Markings | OJ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | L'Ile-D'Yeu (Port Joinville) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot F. Row 1. Coll. grave 98. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/77565 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-10-1942 |
End Date | 17-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Lost off the Gironde estuary |
Reason for Loss |