Forsyth, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Forsyth |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Margaret M. Forsyth, of Gosforth, Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5696 |
Markings | OF-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. B. 12-14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1007363 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/31 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/30 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-07-1942 |
End Date | 11-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Danzig |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into woodlands at Zinglershohe, near Danzig. No survivors |