Jones, Donald Haydn
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Haydn |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Hannah Jones, of Mardy. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P5057 |
Markings | UY-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ferndale Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Cons. Row C1. Grave 57. |
Epitaph | CHERISHED MEMORIES OF ONE SO DEAR AND NOBLE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1311541 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1942 |
End Date | 09-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high ground at Waen Carno, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire (now Powys). |