Kay, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Kay |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 30-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Elizabeth Kay. Husband of Ann Doris Kay, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB879 |
Markings | NA-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 932. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY'S GARDEN WE MEET EVERY DAY. LOVED AND LONGED FOR ALWAYS. WIFE ANN AND SON JOHNNY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/142448 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Squadron Motto | Usque ad finem (To the very end) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A51, Sandon, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of a Lancaster Bomber which crashed nearby on 30 April 1945. 428 Sqn Middleton St. George |
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1945 |
End Date | 30-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Broke up in flight and crashed at Hixon, ENE of Stafford |