Ferguson, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Ferguson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John H. Ferguson and Mary Ferguson, of Kendal. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL667 |
Markings | KO-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kendal (Parkside) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Cons. Grave 816. |
Epitaph | LOVE'S LAST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1591340 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Farrar's Tea Shop, Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Framed Photo |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt Jack Ferguson RAF, killed in action 19th April 1944 |
Location | St. Peter Ad Vincular Church, Coveney, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | This tablet is a memorial to the RAF Lancaster crews who were shot down and killed in this Parish on the 19th April 1944. Their name liveth for evermore |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Rouen- to attack railway yards. 289 aircraft, 2 losses. A concentrated attack with considerable damage being inflicted. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder on return to base, while preparing to land |