Jakeway, William Roy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Roy |
Surname | Jakeway |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur William Jakeway, and Stepson of Madge Elsie Jakeway, of Barnet, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED502 |
Markings | WS-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oudewater Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Grave 63. |
Epitaph | EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS. GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN. DAD, MUMMIE AND ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 54 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1320164 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1943 |
End Date | 10-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Snelrwaard, Utrecht, Holland. |