Lawson, John William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John William |
Surname | Lawson |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Royden Thomas Lawson and Maria Elizabeth Lawson, of Margate, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE386 |
Markings | HD-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 193. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 1313 (Block 105, Column 3, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 197 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 8686 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of Sgt John William Lawson Remembered with Pride |
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-05-1943 |
End Date | 17-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Jellyfish area |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace, despite an air sea rescue mission |