Collins, John Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Robert |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Collins and Hilda Collins (née Morton) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Busband of Seona Collins (née Nicholson) of Edgemont, Scotland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | AL765 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row B. Grave 21. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/91184 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 30 May 1912 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
His father Harold was a WWI veteran. Both parents were English born and emigrated to Canada. John's younger brother Craftsman Harold Collins of the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers was killed in a tank accident 14 July 1944, aged 30 and rests in New Kilpatrick Cemetery, Dumbartonshire, Scotland. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/843/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/843/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 29-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Intruder duties over Bergen airfield |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed WSW of Alkmaar |