Steele-Nicholson, John Edwin Charles Averell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Edwin Charles Averell |
Surname | Steele-Nicholson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Charles Henry and Lydia Mary Noel Amelia Steele-Nicholson, of Ballow, Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Consolidated Liberator II |
Serial Number | AL624 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kirkinner Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 604. |
Epitaph | OF BALLOW, BANGOR, N.IRELAND "AND THIS IS THE PROMISE THAT HE HATH PROMISED US, EVEN ETERNAL LIFE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1591275 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1653 CU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-09-1942 |
End Date | 14-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high ground which was shrouded in cloud, near Millfore in Kirkcudbright |