Sligo, John Adam
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Adam |
Surname | Sligo |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Sligo and of Rose Sligo (Nee Adam), of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand. Husband of Marie Theresa Sligo, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1564 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | AIII. 9. 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 242 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41946 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-05-1942 |
End Date | 08-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the sea |