Lord, John
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Lord |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Ada M. Lord, of Burbage, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8344 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. N. 7. |
Epitaph | WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 200 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 955266 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church, Burbage, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | R.A.F.V.R. In memory of John Lord April 22nd. 1945 |
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
Killed when an Allied fighter fired on a marching PoW column, mistaking then for German soldiers. The incident took place near Gresse, Germany |
Died of his injuries 3 days after the incident |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1941 |
End Date | 20-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft failed to return and all crew became PoW |