Ferguson, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Ferguson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Agnes Ferguson, of Anniesland, Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF519 |
Markings | HA-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. A. 12. |
Epitaph | TILL WE MEET AGAIN, DARLING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1554441 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1943 |
End Date | 31-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Remscheid. 273 aircraft, 15 losses (5.5%). Previously not bombed. This raid marked the end of the battle of the Ruhr. Oboe ground marking was used and the main force bombed particularly accurately. A post war British survey estimated that 83% of the city was destroyed by just 871 tons of bombs. Most of the town's industry Lost 3 months of production and never regained its fully capacity. 3115 homes were destroyed and 1120 people killed |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the Volkerak, NNW of Roosendaal, Holland |