Sturrock, John Alexander McKenzie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Alexander McKenzie |
Surname | Sturrock |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Lawson McKenzie Sturrock and Ellen May Sturrock, of Wood Green, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM150 |
Markings | P3- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Great Northern London Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A.C. Grave 963. |
Epitaph | I'LL WALK ALONE NOR GREMLINS CAN PURSUE ON WINGS OF SONG OUT INTO THE BLUE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1800054 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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
For unknown reasons, released his parachute before reaching the ground |
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. |