Saunders, John Edwin Travers
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Edwin Travers |
Surname | Saunders |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-04-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8525 |
Markings | NP-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 93. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1263253 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-04-1942 |
End Date | 30-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Oostende |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |