Elder, Jack Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Jack Herbert |
Surname | Elder |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and May Christina Elder. Husband of Lorraine Dorothy Elder, of Redfern, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | HX243 |
Markings | HD-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. G. 4-11. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER, DEAR. LORRAINE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424165 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 461 Lancasters and 153 Halifaxes. 17 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes lost (4.6% in all). The first of three large raids on the city in a five-night window. The central districts were devastated despite being in valleys. Most of the municipal and cultural buildings were destroyed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Bonlanden, SSE of Echterdingen, Germany |