Lieutenant John Alban Christie was the Harold Alban Christie and Edith Margaret Christie, of Wallington, Surrey, and husband of Joyce Madeliene Christie, of Wallington. He served as part of 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron, Reconnaissance Corps, RAC.
Lieutenant Christie parachuted into the Battle of Arnhem, during Op Market Garden. He died on 20 September 1944, aged 23 years old. He is now buried at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem.
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Headstone image by Bob Hilton.
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