Jack, Ross Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ross Alexander |
Surname | Jack |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Janet Jack, of Newton, Ontario. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME810 |
Markings | UL-K2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XV. C. 8. |
Epitaph | GOD GIVES AND WHEN HE TAKES AWAY HE TAKES BUT WHAT HE GAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 53 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/169959 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/1 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1944 |
End Date | 17-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Sterkrade |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter, crashing close to the Luftwaffe night-fighter airfield at Deelen in Holland |