Weddell, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Weddell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Julia Weddell, of Alnwick, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Hudson III |
Serial Number | T9463 |
Markings | MA-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. 26. 51. |
Epitaph | WHATEVER ELSE THIS LIFE MAY BE, DEATH CANNOT BE THE END |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 170390 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Hudson MA-L, 27th November 1944 |
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-11-1944 |
End Date | 27-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Fleckney 1, for Germany |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Houffalize, Luxembourg |