John, Howell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Howell |
Surname | John |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Hopkin John and Margaret John, of Swansea. Husband of Sarah Ann John, of Gendros, Swansea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL684 |
Markings | JI-B2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Emmen (Nieuw Dordrecht) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 9. Row B. Joint grave 24. |
Epitaph | FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 189 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1656081 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1979/13 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-03-1944 |
End Date | 23-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 816 aircraft, 33 losses (4.0%). An indirect route, in addition to a diversionary raid on Kiel kept fighters away for some time and in fact the German controller believed that Frankfurt was the target. Marking and bombing were accurate and Frankfurt was again badly damaged right across the city. 948 deaths and 346 seriously injured. Some 120000 people were bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Dordrecht, Holland |