Westlake, John Mitchell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Mitchell |
Surname | Westlake |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Mitchell Westlake and Mary Pearl Westlake, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JN973 |
Markings | NA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 248. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/29785 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Westlake Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1944 |
End Date | 18-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |