Hancock, Jesse
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jesse |
Surname | Hancock |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jesse and Lily Hancock, of Congleton, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND594 |
Markings | HW-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Serazereux Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | WE MISS YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY, BUT MEMORIES HELP US ON OUR WAY. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 44 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2206033 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-06-1944 |
End Date | 11-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Acheres |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing at Serazereux, north of Chartres |