Jefferson, John Alan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Alan |
Surname | Jefferson |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
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Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Bernard Jefferson and of Elizabeth Agnes Jefferson (Nee Mealin), of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Husband of Dorothy Marguerite Jefferson, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE983 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row J. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM (From Eternal Rest Catholic prayer) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 55 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/153445 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 27-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Worksop |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed at Lound, near Retford |