Whitwell, Jack Martindale
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Jack Martindale |
Surname | Whitwell |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | AFM, IGSM, LSGC |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Martindale Whitwell and Clara Winifred Whitwell. Husband of Audrey Dinah Whitwell, of Grantham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | R5841 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Grantham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 19. Row C. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | UPON LIFE'S THRESHOLD, GALLANT, GAY AND SHY HE FLEW INTO HIS HERITAGE, THE SKY. TO THOSE WHO HERE MUST MOURN HIM FOR A WHILE HE LEFT BEHIND HIM AN UNDYING SMILE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 44540 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Flying Instructor |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct (LSGC) Medal which required 18 years' unblemished service. |
Promoted to F/L on 19 October 1940 |
Previous service number 363271 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Circuit Practice |
Reason for Loss | Crash landed on the banks of the River Brant following a fire in an engine. |