Newlands, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Newlands |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Margaret Ferguson Newlands, of Dalkeith, Midlothian. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL286 |
Markings | RV-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 235. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1823350 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 27-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night time high-level cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | It is presumed that the aircraft ditched into the sea since two bodies eventually washed ashore |