Furness, John Howell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Howell |
Surname | Furness |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 04-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Edwin and Kate Furness, of Malvern, South Australia. B.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK626 |
Markings | LS-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 25. A. 2. |
Epitaph | LOVED SON OF MR. AND MRS. H.E. FURNESS OF ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 167 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429111 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Squadron Motto | Aim Sure |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1944 |
End Date | 04-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Oberhausen. 160 Lancasters from 3 Group, 1 lost. G-H was used but no results were evident due to cloud cover. The local report says that significant damage was caused to the centre of the town. 472 houses were destroyed and 266 people killed |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at 14:00, 4 December, 1944 at Wunderstrasse, Oberhausen, Germany |