Storey, John Ralph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Ralph |
Surname | Storey |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jonathan and Lilian Jane Storey, of Meols, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7701 |
Markings | TL-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 7. E. 1-5. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (Poem - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 571845 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/33 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/32 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1942 |
End Date | 09-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 170 aircraft but yet another failure with only light damage to Essen |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down and crashed NNE of Genk, Belgium |