Hamilton, John Leopold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Leopold |
Surname | Hamilton |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Charles and Isabella Hamilton, of Browns Town, St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, British West Indies. Solicitor. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9438 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 152. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1259434 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | Jamaica |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
On detachment to Coastal Command |
A solicitor in civilian life |
On the strength of 16 OTU according to CWGC records- probably a data input error |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-05-1943 |
End Date | 17-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-submarine patrol |
Reason for Loss | Sortie over Bay of Biscay. Lost without trace |