Carless, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Carless |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Charlotte Louisa Carless, of Newport. Husband of Hilda G. Carless, of Newport. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS827 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newport (St. Woolas) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block 31. Grave 108. |
Epitaph | THERE IS A SPOT OF EARTH SUPREMELY BLEST A DEARER SWEETER SPOT THAN ALL THE REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1501828 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-02-1944 |
End Date | 05-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Great Dunmow, Essex |