Winston, Joseph Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Charles |
Surname | Winston |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-06-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3778 |
Markings | BL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 21. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 935571 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 81/2312 (P353066/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-06-1940 |
End Date | 27-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance- traffic using the Guines-Boulogne-Nesles-Dannes roads |
Reason for Loss | Fighter escort turned back over channel due to low fuel. Shot down and crashed into the sea |