Garland, John Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Francis |
Surname | Garland |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Garland, and of Brenda Garland (Nee Pugh), of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK338 |
Markings | KO-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. D. 2-4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403440 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1942 |
End Date | 03-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 112 aircraft, 6 losses (5.4%). Haze made it difficult for PFF to mark the target. Most bombs fell out of the city, possibly due to a decoy fire. |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |