Jeffrey, Mervyn Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Mervyn Ronald |
Surname | Jeffrey |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank E. Jeffrey and Beatrice Sophia Jeffrey, of Mangravet, Maidstone, Kent. Husband of Yvonne Madge Jeffrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ND644 |
Markings | HW-N Naughty Nan |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. H. 27. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY IS KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND SHALL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 55 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1337545 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kraftshof, five miles from Nuremburg after being attacked by a pair of fighters |