Jones, Ivor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ivor |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cadwaladr Owen and Sarah Elizabeth Jones, of Lodge, Wrexham, Denbighshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG336 |
Markings | BQ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. K. 20. |
Epitaph | HE WAS A SON WITH A HEART OF GOLD, MORE PRECIOUS TO US THAN WEALTH UNTOLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2206216 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter, the Lancaster crashed at Swabisch Hall, not far from the Luftwaffe airfield at Hessental |