Jenkinson, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Jenkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alan Patrick and Edith Jenkinson, of 7, Green Lane, Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED568 |
Markings | HW-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. E. 9-19. |
Epitaph | TIME PASSES AND SHADOWS FALL, BUT LOVE AND MEMORIES OUTLAST ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 55 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1025847 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Employed by a Manchester firm of solicitors. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1943 |
End Date | 09-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Monchengladbach, cause unknown but collective grave for some of the crew suggests possible mid-air collision with ED608 and/or ED351 |