Freeland, John Roy
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Roy |
Surname | Freeland |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Anderson Freeland and Etta Yarker Love Freeland, of Timiskaming, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1279 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Milan War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. E. 7. |
Epitaph | "WHOSE NAMES ARE IN THE BOOK OF LIFE" PHILIPPIANS IV.3 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/5342 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9324 (P362623/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/16 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-09-1941 |
End Date | 29-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Genoa |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on w/t in early hours indicating engine problems |