Kirby, John Albert
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John Albert |
Surname | Kirby |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 30-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edmund Patrick and Gertrude Kirby, of Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND553 |
Markings | AR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14363. |
Epitaph | NOBLY HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405246 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
460 Sqn gunnery instructor |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1944 |
End Date | 30-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air test- to test the efficacy of a new radar-guided gun turret code-named 'Village Inn'. The aircraft was on the strength of the Bombing Development Unit |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Witchford, Cambridgeshire after the dinghy came out of over-wing storage and fouled tail planes. The aircraft was performing various evasive actions to test the new system which led to the dinghy breaking free. |