Vivian, John
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Vivian |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Augustus Vivian and of Mary Hastings Vivian (Nee Studholme), of Birr, Co. Offaly, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3658 |
Markings | LS-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. I. 1. |
Epitaph | HE THAT OVERCOMETH SHALL INHERIT ALL THINGS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37138 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Eire |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8173 (P361197/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-08-1941 |
End Date | 08-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter at Overasselt, 8km SSW of Nijmegen |