Spencer, John Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Frederick |
Surname | Spencer |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Edward and Beatrice Louisa Spencer, of Bourton-On-The-Water, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK564 |
Markings | NA-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. A. 17. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 245 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 124650 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 149 Wellingtons and 8 Oboe Mosquitoes. 12 Wellingtons lost- 8.0%. New moon and cloudy conditions led to the use of sky-marking but the Mosquitoes were unable to keep to the marking schedule and as a result to raid was a failure |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Gelsenkirchen |