Grayshan, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Grayshan |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Cecilia Grayshan. Husband of Eunice Grayshan, of Norden, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ793 |
Markings | ZA-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Holbaek East Churchyard, Zealand, Denmark |
Grave Reference | Grave FF. 94. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 187810 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the five survivors, three were helped by the Danish Resistance to reach neutral Sweden |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-02-1945 |
End Date | 14-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Gardening in the Kadet Channel in the Baltic |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Asmindrup, south of Holbaek, Denmark |