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Sergeant John
Hennis - RAFVR |
| Sergeant John
Hennis was serving as an Air Gunner on board Lancaster Mk. II
LL679 coded JI-KJ2 during an
operation to Braunschweig on January 14/15, 1944.
The aircraft took off from Waterbeach at 1722hrs and failed to
return, all of the crew were killed. All of the crew are buried in
the Hanover War Cemetery.
The
crew consisted of:
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Name |
Service |
Trade |
Hometown |
Age |
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F/Sgt Paul Mason |
RNZAF |
Pilot |
Auckland, New Zealand |
23 |
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Sgt Ronald Laishley |
RAFVR |
Flight Engineer |
Small Heath, Birmingham |
19 |
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F/Sgt James Gallagher |
RNZAF |
Navigator |
Oamuru,Otago,New Zealand |
22 |
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F/Sgt Arthur Dimock |
RCAF |
Bomb Aimer |
South Rawdon, Nova Scotia |
24 |
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F/Sgt Lancelot Kell |
RAFVR |
W/Op/A/G |
Birtley,Co.Durham |
29 |
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Sgt Ernest Oakley |
RCAF |
Air Gunner |
Toronto, Ontario |
28 |
Inside Cover of John's Log Book Letter Regarding Interrment Letter from Mrs Mason, mother of the Pilot Letter From the Air Council Estate settlement Letter from Air Ministry
Sergeant John Hennis
was born in Camberwell in 1922 was the son of Lilian and Albert
Hennis. He was the 10th child of 12 siblings and followed
his eldest brother Harry (born 1908) into the RAF. Another brother
Fred (born 1924) was to follow them both into the RAF. John was a
sheet metal polisher in peacetime and was single. He was known as a
quiet and unassuming lad, a good mixer with lots of friends who
looked after his younger brothers at school. |
Photos courtesy of
Fred Hennis, special thanks to Jackie Cooper, research by Linda Ibrom.
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