Townsley, John
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Townsley |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Eben Townsley and Margaret Helen Townsley, of Kelton, Dumfriesshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8860 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 8. I. 2. |
Epitaph | FONDLY REMEMBERED AT KELTON, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 552526 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AC/BEF |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1940 |
End Date | 10-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Meharicourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance Albert Canal |
Reason for Loss | Hit by ground fire and , possibly, by a fighter, and crashed along the river Maas near Reuver |