Mitchell, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Mitchell |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar and Martha Mitchell, of Halifax, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD373 |
Markings | KM-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. D. 25-29. |
Epitaph | WE CANNOT, LORD, THY PURPOSE SEE, BUT ALL IS WELL THAT'S DONE BY THEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 74 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1514804 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 27/451/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1944 |
End Date | 05-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Heilbronn |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighters |