McGinn, Joseph Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Peter |
Surname | McGinn |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Joseph and Veronica McGinn, of Esh Winning, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA933 |
Markings | 60-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Roye New British Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row AB. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | THIS ONLY DO I ASK OF YOU, THAT YOU REMEMBER MY SOUL BEFORE THE ALTAR OF GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1590360 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Laon- to bomb railway yards. 181 aircraft, 9 losses (5.0%). A two-wave attack that caused much damage to the railway yards. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and exploded, crashing at Dives, NNE of Compiegne, France |