Kirkpatrick, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Kirkpatrick |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC, AE |
Date of Death | 09-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John James Alexander and Annie Kirkpatrick, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA674 |
Markings | 6Y-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. K. 5-7. |
Epitaph | WE MOURN OUR LOSS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 143805 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 171 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Halifax NA674 6Y-Q lost on 10 Dec 1944 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 171 Sqn at RAF North Creake during WWII |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1102/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1102/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-12-1944 |
End Date | 10-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Creake |
Day/Night Raid | Night (28% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- to dispense Window in the direction of Koblenz |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kennfus, Germany |