Jones, Godfrey Rees
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Godfrey Rees |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Basil and Mary Ellen Jones. Husband of Aline Dorothy Jones, of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5735 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 28. G. 14. |
Epitaph | UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403054 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-08-1942 |
End Date | 16-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 0057hrs. Unknown cause of loss. |