Marshall, John Alexander Brock
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Alexander Brock |
Surname | Marshall |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Edward and Grace Hope Marshall, of East Malvern, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7809 |
Markings | EY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Overijse (Tombeek) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | AND IN GOD'S HOUSE FOR EVERMORE MY DWELLING-PLACE SHALL BE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 205 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400813 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 78 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Bos Bilande, Tombeek, Vlaams-Brabant Province (* Private Property *) |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at this airfield and gave their lives during World War II |
Location | External, All Saints Church, Bubwith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | 78 Sqn 4 Group Bomber Command Yorkshire 1939 - 1945 To All Who Served |
Location | Internal, All Saints Church, Bubwith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Board, Memorial Chapel featuring Cross made from Halifax wreckage |
Memorial Text | The 78 Sqn Memorial in the Churchyard was dedicated by the Bishop of Selby on 7th September 1986. RAF Breighton, two miles from this church was the Sqn's home from June 1943 to May 1945 |
Location | Outside "B" Hangar, RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of all who have lost their lives serving with 78 Sqn Royal Air Force "Nemo Non Paratus - Nobody Unprepared" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/660/52 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/660/51 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken. 113 aircraft despatched in this experimental raid- incurred 7 losses (%). No PFF presence. Theory was that this lightly defended town would be an easy target while the main raid was taking place on Nuremburg. Bombing was scattered over a wide area and overall the raid was not a success |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 17km SE of Brussels |