Hammond, John William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John William |
Surname | Hammond |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Minnie Hammond, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2744 |
Markings | WS-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. C. 16. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 944304 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/4 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1941 |
End Date | 13-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Meppen, Germany. The other two crew members became PoW |