Williamson, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Williamson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Grace Catherine Williamson, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1604 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | TIME PASSES BUT LOVE AND FRAGRANT MEMORIES ABIDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 266 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1057437 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
The aircraft was excavated in 1972 and examination suggested that it may have crashed due to a lightning strike |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8709 (P361841/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-08-1941 |
End Date | 30-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near to Vlissingen, Holland |