Morris, John Kirkpatrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Kirkpatrick |
Surname | Morris |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas John and Agnes Kirkpatrick Morris, of Nundah, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9488 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row L. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF THE LATE MR. & MRS. T.J. MORRIS, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 215 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404251 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13454 (P367794/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1942 |
End Date | 14-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Rudder overbalance led to stalling and crashed, spinning, into the ground - a problem which was to become all-too-familiar with the Halifax II |