Mitchell, John Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Leonard |
Surname | Mitchell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Leonard and Doris Sarah Mitchell, of Tottenham, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6337 |
Markings | RT-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dunkirk Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2 Row 3 Grave 23. |
Epitaph | THE DEAREST SON THE WORLD COULD HOLD, THE LOVELIEST SMILE AND A HEART OF GOLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 655257 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/56 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/55 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Intruder duties over Venlo airfield |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed a little after midnight in the Channel |