Morgan, John Perenara
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Perenara |
Surname | Morgan |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Jefferey Morgan and of Rose Ellen Morgan (Nee Tinnerley), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Husband of Silva Morgan, of Mount Eden, Auckland New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM150 |
Markings | P3- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15719. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 214 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413881 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Entrance, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 692 Sqn and 35 Sqn which flew from RAF Graveley during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Struck the fin of the aircraft as he made his escape and failed to open his parachute |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2363/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 83 Mosquitoes, 6 lost (of which 5 were lost due to bad weather on return to base) |
Reason for Loss | Ran low on fuel and was abandoned near Greenham Common airfield, Berkshire. |