Phillips, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Phillips |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Elizabeth Phillips, of Darlaston, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LK387 |
Markings | IC-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 161. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1631900 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 623 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1943 |
End Date | 05-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the Frisian Islands |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the Waddenzee |