Wilson, John Shaw
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Shaw |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Alice Taylor Wilson, of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ482 |
Markings | KW-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. C. 8. |
Epitaph | HE IS NOT HERE ... HE IS RISEN" ST. MATTHEW XXVIII. 6 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/94673 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1945 |
End Date | 19-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Witten. 324 aircraft, 8 losses. A successful raid carried out in good conditions. 1081 tons of bombs were dropped, destroying 62% of the built-up area according to a British port-war survey. The Ruhrstahl steelworks and the Mannesmann tube factory were severely damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Collided over Belgium with a 515 Sqn Mosquito (NS957 3P-), both crashing near Ciney, ENE of Dinant. The rear gunner, F/S G A Balyx, was thrown clear and landed by parachute. |