Cantor, Jack Marshall
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack Marshall |
Surname | Cantor |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Bessie Cantor, of Clapton, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV305 |
Markings | BQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Willesden Jewish Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. R. Row 2. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE. DEEPLY MOURNED BY PARENTS, SISTERS AND BROTHER (From Corinthians 5:15) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1247573 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Landed damaged at Woodbridge following a night-fighter attack in which both air gunners were killed |