Rawcliffe, John Samuel Edgar
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | John Samuel Edgar |
Surname | Rawcliffe |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-05-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P5047 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chingford Mount Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D.8. Grave 38589. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 230 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 964357 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Ground staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6519 (P359199/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-05-1941 |
End Date | 18-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Windrush |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Demonstration flight |
Reason for Loss | The port tyre burst causing the aircraft to swerve violently. Nevertheless, it became airborne but stalled and crashed a minute later, bursting into flames |