Murphy, John Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Anthony |
Surname | Murphy |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Mary Teresa Murphy, of Subiaco, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW506 |
Markings | C8-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13. C. 7-10. |
Epitaph | GOD KEEP YOU "JACK" TILL WE MEET AGAIN. MAM, DAD, SISTERS & BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 216 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 427394 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-04-1944 |
End Date | 28-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Montzen- to attack railway installations. 144 aircraft, 15 losses (10.4%). Not a particularly successful raid, compounded by very high loss rate. Only one part of the railway yards were hit. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Dinteloord, Holland |