Jones, Gordon William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon William |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Bertha Jones, of Gravesend, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4126 |
Markings | KM-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 1. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | INTO THE MOSAIC OF VICTORY WAS LAID THIS PRECIOUS PIECE |
Ribbon Stone | 0165 (Block 2, Column 25, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1395418 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | W4126 KM-B 44 Sqn lost 17 Dec 1942 |
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 18-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Nienburg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by naval flak and crashed on the island of Texel. One survivor |