Service Details
Name:
 BARTHOLOMEW
Given Name:
 JOHN ARTHUR
Initials:
 J A
Service No:
 53826
Trade:
 Air Bomber
Rank:
 Pilot Officer
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force
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Unit:
 97 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-02-21
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Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Lancaster JB312, air crash, crew crashed on approaching to land on the runway, no survivors. The aircraft had circled and been in touch with Control by R/T. The captain stated that they were in difficulty, having collided over the target with another aircraft. The aircraft was considerably damaged which no doubt was the cause of the aircraft diving into the ground some 300 yards short of the runway
Decorations:
 D F C
Citations:
 LG Sup 23 May 1944 pg. 2349 - "In recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy"
Additional
Information:
Son of William Rees and Margaret Jean Donaldson Bartholomew, of Rosebank, Cape Province, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Cambridgeshire
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Cemetery:
 CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 14312.

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