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Location: St John's Town of Dalry

PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:36 am    Post subject: Barr Reply with quote

Not listed on UKNIWM

Located at edge of road beside village hall, OS Map Ref NX 275 940





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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Name: JOHNSTONE, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flying Officer (Nav.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 576 Sqdn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 23/09/1944
Service No: 153834
Additional information: Son of James Johnstone, and of Margaret Johnstone, of Laurieston, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 30. F. 12.
Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

(SNWM shows he was born in Barr)

On 23/24 September 1944, Lancaster I NN711 (UL-L2) OF 576 Sqn was involved in Op Neuss. T/o 1851 Elsham Wolds. Crashed 2020 about 1 km SE of Kapellen on the southern outskirts of Moers. All are buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.

F/O S F Durrant
Sgt R E Pearce
F/O J Johnstone
Sgt C J Brady RCAF
F/S J R McIntyre RAAF
Sgt J G Mackey RCAF
Sgt D Spowart

Op Neuss was a mission to bomb the docks and factory areas of Neuss.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought I recognised the name of one of the officers. Major Denzil H-O is also listed at Ballantrae

HUGHES-ONSLOW, DENZIL
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: Dorsetshire Regiment
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 52
Date of Death: 10/07/1916
Additional information: Son of the late Henry John and Judith C. Hughes Onslow, of Balkissock, Ayrshire; husband of Marion Hughes-Onslow, of Laggan, Ballantrae, Ayrshire,.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: D. 12.
Cemetery: MEAULTE MILITARY CEMETERY

He's on the Ballantrae War Memorial and his wife donated the memorial in the parish church.

His brother?

HUGHES-ONSLOW, ARTHUR
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars
Unit Text: (C.O. Remounts).
Age: 51
Date of Death: 17/08/1914
Additional information: Husband of Mrs. Arthur Hughes-Onslow, of Linda Vista, Abergavenny, Mon. Native of Alton Albany, Girvan, Ayrshire. Served in the Sudan and South African campaigns.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Div. 64. VI. B. 1.
Cemetery: STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Denzil Hughes-Onslow is also listed on the memorial at Heronsford.

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Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:06 pm    Post subject: Fly. Off. James Johnstone Reply with quote

spoons wrote:
Name: JOHNSTONE, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flying Officer (Nav.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 576 Sqdn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 23/09/1944
Service No: 153834
Additional information: Son of James Johnstone, and of Margaret Johnstone, of Laurieston, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 30. F. 12.
Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

(SNWM shows he was born in Barr)

On 23/24 September 1944, Lancaster I NN711 (UL-L2) OF 576 Sqn was involved in Op Neuss. T/o 1851 Elsham Wolds. Crashed 2020 about 1 km SE of Kapellen on the southern outskirts of Moers. All are buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.

F/O S F Durrant
Sgt R E Pearce
F/O J Johnstone
Sgt C J Brady RCAF
F/S J R McIntyre RAAF
Sgt J G Mackey RCAF
Sgt D Spowart

Op Neuss was a mission to bomb the docks and factory areas of Neuss.


(Glasgow Herald 24th September 1945)
"In ever ceaseless thought and treasured memory of our dearly beloved only son and brother. Flying Officer James Johnstone, R.A.F. V.R. who was killed in operations over Germany on 23rd-24th September, 1944.
-Inserted by father, mother and May, King's Arms Hotel, Barr, Girvan.
"

SNWM
Surname JOHNSTONE
Firstname James
Service number 153834
Date of death 23/09/1944
Decoration
Place of birth Barr
Other
SNWM roll ROYAL AIR FORCE and DOMINION AIR FORCES
Rank Fg Off

Cheers,
Derek.
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