Nesden, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Nesden |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Helena Nesden. Husband of Josette Nesden, of Pulborough, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE177 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amiens (St. Pierre) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row D. Coll. grave 11-13. |
Epitaph | WITH DEEPEST LOVE AND GRATITUDE WE REMEMBER, DARLING. JOSETTE AND JOHN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 136688 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1943 |
End Date | 28-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 674 aircraft, 33 losses (4.9%). H2S marking was used and, given the difficulties experiences with Oboe equipment in recent raids, the crews were ordered to drop a 1000lb bomb on Heilbronn using the equipment to check its functionality. Nuremberg was clear and PFF marking was accurate but significant creepback set in and PFF were unable to correct it because, once again, they had difficulties with their H2S sets. Many of the bombs fell in open countryside SSW of the city. 65 people were killed on the ground. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Raincheval, France |