Iles, John Bickerstaff
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Bickerstaff |
Surname | Iles |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Edward and Ellen Mary Iles, of Redland, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | LW325 |
Markings | QY-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 51. Sec. H. Row T. Grave 239. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 187 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1852528 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1944 |
End Date | 24-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | The propeller blades on the starboard outer engine broke up, leading to serious vibrations and the break-up of the aircraft. Crashed south of Defford airfield |