SLAUGHTER Allan John

  • First Name(s):
    Allan 
    John 
  • Surname:
    SLAUGHTER
  • Service Number:
    404434
  • Rank:

    Pilot Officer

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Air Force
  • Air Force:
    Royal Australian Air Force
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    16th July 1943
  • Age At Death:
    25
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    East Wemyss Cemetery, Fifeshire, Section D. Grave 31 Middle.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Harry Newey Slaughter and Sarah Ann Slaughter, of Brisbane, Queensland; husband of Agnes Bowman Slaughter, of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

SLAUGHTER Allan John Is Named On These Memorials

Ashton-Under-Hill St Barbara’s Church Hudson Aircraft Crash Memorial

Further Information About SLAUGHTER Allan John

The inscription on the memorial reads:
In Memory of:
39240 Sqd/Ldr J.A. Meade D.F.C. (Pilot) R.A.F.
A404434 P/O A.J. Slaughter (Pilot) R.A.A.F. from T.F.U. R.A.F.
Defford (Worcs) who lost their lives
when their aircraft crashed whilst on
an air test over the Vale of Evesham on
July 16th 1943.
Their aircraft, a Lockheed Hudson
MK6 FK571, developed severe engine
problems resulting in engine failure
whilst flying over Ashton-under-Hill.
The two brave crew stayed with the
stricken aircraft, steering it clear of the
village. It then crashed in an inferno
of flames, in a field just north of
Ashton-under-Hill

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