Atkins, Jack Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack Frederick |
Surname | Atkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William and Ellen Edith Maud Atkins, of Reading, Berkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5288 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vergies Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Joint grave 19-20. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES OF A DEAR SON. ALWAYS IN THE THOUGHTS OF HIS LOVING MUM & DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751819 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1008/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1008/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1940 |
End Date | 07-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Echemines |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bomb tanks near Poix |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing at Vergies in the Somme region |