Hands, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Hands |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Uriah and Lavinia Hands. Husband of Marjorie M. E. Hands, of Hythe, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington |
Serial Number | MF494 |
Markings | -G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 218,. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1390983 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 415 (Swordfish) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Transferred from Coastal the day before. Nevertheless, this was clearly a Coastal Command sortie. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-07-1944 |
End Date | 14-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol- Frisians, Dutch Coast and Dunkirk |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. The two other aircraft on the patrol reported a sighting of a night-fighter and Nachtjagd confirms Uffz Rudolf Wilsch of 7./NJG1 shot it down, this being his one and only claim. |