Payne, John Routledge
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Routledge |
Surname | Payne |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Joseph and Catherine Payne, of Penrith, Cumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z1143 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vriezenveen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1-6. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE, A COMFORT AND HAPPINESS TO MANY; IN MEMORY, AN INSPIRATION |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 984801 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12960 (P367212/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1942 |
End Date | 27-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Vriezenween, Holland |