Jeffrey, Charles Colin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Colin |
Surname | Jeffrey |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Bertram Jeffrey and Rosa Mary Jeffrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB593 |
Markings | ZN-T Admiral Dumbo |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 232. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 55 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1582911 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Metheringham Airfield Visitors Centre, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the crew of Lancaster JB593 ZN-T shot down by a Nightfighter on 30th August 1944 in the Konigberg area of Germany |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
A memorial to this crew was unveiled at the former RAF metheringham in 2014 |
Aircraft known as "Admiral Dumbo" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-08-1944 |
End Date | 30-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Königsberg (modern-day Kaliningrad) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Königsberg and exploded on impact. None of the crew's remains were located. |