Morgan, John Willoughby
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Willoughby |
Surname | Morgan |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest George and Elsie Marion Morgan, of Norbury, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3584 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 90. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 214 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 929383 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1942 |
End Date | 22-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 291 aircraft. Marker flares, dropped using Gee, were off target which meant that the whole operation was inaccurate, although the Thyssen steelworks was hit and almost 100 houses destroyed |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |