Sharpe, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Sharpe |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 03-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Walter and Eleanor Margaret Sharpe, of Norwich. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IX |
Serial Number | ML918 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Norwich Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 51. Grave 41. |
Epitaph | IN GOD'S SAFE KEEPING HE AWAITS US ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1293926 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1409 Flt (Meteorological) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-12-1943 |
End Date | 03-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Special Duties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and caught fire south of Exeter airfield, Devon |