Whiting, Jack Maxwell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Jack Maxwell |
Surname | Whiting |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Mary Scott Whiting. Husband of Muriel Whiting, of Great Bounds, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL950 |
Markings | LE-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave A. 12. 18-24. |
Epitaph | FOR IT IS IN DYING THAT WE ARE BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 171177 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | 1km WNW of village, Vesterlund, Midtjylland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stones |
Memorial Text | Her falot allierede flyvere. D 22 Mai 1944. For Englands and Danmarks sag |
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
His widow, Muriel, re-married in 1951; her second husband was ACM Lord Dowding, and she became prominent as an animal rights campaigner. |
Known as Max |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mining, Denmark |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter over Denmark |