Urquhart, John Watson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Watson |
Surname | Urquhart |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Jean Watson Urquhart, of Redcastle, Ross and Cromarty. M.R.C.V.S. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ315 |
Markings | GB-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
Grave Reference | Block "S". Plot 4. Row P. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | I BARE YOU ON EAGLES' WINGS, AND BROUGHT YOU UNTO MYSELF |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1348237 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-01-1943 |
End Date | 09-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rouen- railway targets |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded, coming down in the target area |