Knight, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Knight |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Davies Knight, and of Delia Knight, of Brentford, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R3162 |
Markings | HD-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Veurne Communal Cemetery extension |
Grave Reference | A. 10. |
Epitaph | INTO THE MOSAIC OF VICTORY WAS LAID THIS PRECIOUS PIECE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581515 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 38 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/397/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/397/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1940 |
End Date | 31-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Seek out and bomb targets around Diksmuide |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Veurne, near Dunkirk |