Wilson, John Lindsay
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Lindsay |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Turner Wilson and Agnes Edith Wilson, of Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9286 |
Markings | MG-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 140. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0521 (Block 6, Column 23, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1128900 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of Sgt John L. Wilson No 7 Sqn R9286 |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Münster. 72 aircraft, all from 8 Group as a mass H2S trial. 33 aircraft acted as markers and the remainder as the main force. The raid was a tremendous success as later reconnaissance photographs showed. 5 losses (6.9%) |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |