Jacobs, Williams Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Williams Frederick |
Surname | Jacobs |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry John and Emma Lucy Mary Jacobs, of Woodford, Essex. His Brother John George Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9432 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berwick St. John (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER L.A.C. J.G.JACOBS WAS LOST IN H.M.S."COURAGEOUS" 17.9.1939 AGE 24 LOVE'S LAST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 54 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1168909 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1942 |
End Date | 05-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross country |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into high ground near Cheltenham |