Keating, John Gerald O'Hara
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Gerald O'Hara |
Surname | Keating |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert John and Mary Frances O'Hara Keating, of Three Rivers. Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1798 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Smallingerland (Drachtstercompagnie) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 4. |
Epitaph | IMMORTAL AND FOREVER YOUNG YOUR GALLANT SOUL PATROLS THE FREEDOM OF THE SKY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/56146 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8919 (P362103/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1941 |
End Date | 08-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Drachten, Holland |