Triscott, John Adrian Rolt
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Adrian Rolt |
Surname | Triscott |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry Rolt Triscott and Edith Mary Triscott (née Eastern). Husband of Mary Glencross Triscott (née Calder) whom he married in January 1942, just six months before his death. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | V9992 |
Markings | MP-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Darlington (West) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. W.7K. Grave 371. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1151434 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 2 June 1912 at Elham, Kent. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1942 |
End Date | 18-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Spun down from 1000' on return to base from an air firing exercise |