Jenkins, James Peter Julian
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Peter Julian |
Surname | Jenkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Frederick and Florence Jenkins. Husband of Dorothy Joan Jenkins. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB592 |
Markings | ZN-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. B. 9-12. |
Epitaph | TELL ENGLAND, YE WHO PASS THIS MONUMENT, WE DIED FOR HER, AND HERE WE REST CONTENT (made famous by the book Tell England by Ernest Raymond, the title of which was taken from the epitaph composed by Fydell Edmund Garrett and inspired by the Epitaph of Simonides) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 55 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 134207 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-11-1943 |
End Date | 27-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Germany, crashing at Gross-Karben, south of Berlin |