Basic Details Surname Gibb Forenames John William Gender Male Information stated on memorial War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes Of Aberdeen Primary Service As stated on memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) RAF Sub-unit (Primary - Stated) 116 Heavy Conversion Unit Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Flight Engineer Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) Royal Air Force/ Royal Flying Corps Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Flight Engineer Death and Burial details Country of death Wales Town of death Glascoed Farm, Aberhafesp Year of death 1944 Month of death January Day of death 23 Age at death 18 Manner of death as stated Died as a result of a crash after lightning strike