Freeborn, John William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John William |
Surname | Freeborn |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jenny Freeborn, of Forest Gate, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB639 |
Markings | P4-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. D. 5. |
Epitaph | HE LEFT US, HIS LAST THOUGHTS UNKNOWN BUT HE LEFT A MEMORY WE ARE PROUD TO OWN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1891501 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1944 |
End Date | 03-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1605hrs. Due to unknown reason failed to return. No crash sight identified. Of the seven killed, five were Canadians |