Jones, Robert William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert William |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ellen Campbell Jones, and Stepson of George Milne, of Tue Brook, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE133 |
Markings | JO-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13. B. 7-12. |
Epitaph | OUR BOB. HE LIES BESIDE HIS COMRADES. LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY MUM AND ALL AT HOME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 57 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1694037 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-11-1944 |
End Date | 05-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund-Ems canal |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established- crashed onto German soil. |