Jones, Henry Summers
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry Summers |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cummin and Amelia Jones, of Sutton Coldfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED481 |
Markings | WS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sutton Coldfield Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Nonconformist. Grave 554. |
Epitaph | THEY LIVE IN THE INDESTRUCTIBLE SPLENDOUR OF ETERNITY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1192740 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1943 |
End Date | 31-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Waddington at 2350 hrs detailed to attack targets in Hamburg. On return to Base it was ordered to divert to Leeming while doing so the bomber crashed into high ground 6 miles NW of Helmsley in Yorkshire |