St. John, John Henry Roy Sarano
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Henry Roy Sarano |
Surname | St. John |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Henry Roy and Elizabeth Christine St. John, of West Hampstead, London. Husband of Margaret Jean St. John, of Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR848 |
Markings | TL-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. E. 5. |
Epitaph | OUR BELOVED HAS MADE HIS LAST FLIGHT TO A SPHERE OF REST AND PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 246 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126886 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The Pathfinders of 35 Squadron Lost six Halifaxes on this operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 705 aircraft, 44 losses (6.2%) with night-fighters counting for most of the losses (the night was moonlit). PFF marking was near-perfect (using Oboe). A large fire in the centre of Krefeld raged unchecked for many hours. Over 5500 houses destroyed, 1056 people killed and 72000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Uden, Holland |