Strang, John Calderhead Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Calderhead Bruce |
Surname | Strang |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Septimus Millar Strang and Edith Jane Strang, of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Assistant Sanitary Inspector. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK337 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 6. F. 8. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN, DEARLY BELOVED SON OF S.M.& E.J. STRANG, KILMARNOCK |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1343141 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-08-1943 |
End Date | 31-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Düsseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the target area |