Jones, Derek Branston
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Derek Branston |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas William and Doris Evelyn Jones. Husband of Margaret Mary Jones, of Kendal, Westmorland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RF145 |
Markings | CF-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. F. 17. |
Epitaph | LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY HIS WIFE, DAUGHTER, FATHER AND SISTER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1624612 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Lost over southern Germany |