Jameson, Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Andrew |
Surname | Jameson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Andrew Jameson and Mary Spence of Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME693 |
Markings | GI-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 20. A. 23-25. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0278 (Block 4, Column 6, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 54 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 169723 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Baptist Chapel, Hamsterley, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of Andy Flight Lieut Andrew Jameson missing over Germany April 1944 |
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of F/L Andy Jameson 622 Sqn 24/04/44 |
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Flew four operations with 622 Squadron (10th April marshalling yards, 20th April to , 22nd April and his fateful trip on 24th April) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by German Pilot Martin Drewes piloting a Me Bf 110 night fighter causing the tail plane to break off. Crashed near Gersbach. |