Johnstone, Victor William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Victor William |
Surname | Johnstone |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Elizabeth Ann Johnstone, of Lockington, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | R1785 |
Markings | FU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row C. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. J. JOHNSTONE OF LOCKINGTON, VICTORIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400716 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 458 (Australian) |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 458 Sqn RAAF who gave their lives, 1941-1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest with inscribed Metal Plaque, Encased Woven Pennant |
Memorial Text | A pennant and plaque in memory of members of 458 Sqn RAAF who gave their lives, 1941-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
A granite memorial that was erected to the memory of this crew in October 2008. It is near the R1785 crash-site near Golleville, France, at the junction of the D126 & the D326. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11465 (P365263/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1902/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1902/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-01-1942 |
End Date | 09-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cherbourg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak, crashing near Cherbourg |