Friendly, Jocelyn
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Jocelyn |
Surname | Friendly |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM, MiD |
Date of Death | 21-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of S. and Elma T. A. Friendly, of Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ464 |
Markings | XD-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | H. 16. |
Epitaph | HE WAS LOVED AND HONOURED. EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS MOTHER AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 167 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581211 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1943 |
End Date | 21-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Orleans to attack a railway target |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the target area |