Macpherson, John Anderson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Anderson |
Surname | Macpherson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 18-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Sinclair Macpherson and Margaret Louise Macpherson, of Kaeo, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7618 |
Markings | HA-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 117. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 203 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41597 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1942 |
End Date | 19-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Flensburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed off Esbjerg, Denmark |