Grantham, Jack Howard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Jack Howard |
Surname | Grantham |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Flora Grantham. Husband of E. M. Valda Grantham, of Bitterne Park, Southampton. M.P.S., F.B.O.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito II |
Serial Number | HJ711 |
Markings | VI- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. A. 16. |
Epitaph | COURAGEOUS, HONOURABLE AND EVER GREATLY LOVED BY HIS PARENTS AND WIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 138364 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 169 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
A member of the Pharmaceutical Society and Fellow of the British Optical Association |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak near Eupen, Belgium and crashed minutes later near the Belgian-German border |