Holmes, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Holmes |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Florence Ann Holmes, of Bradford Moor, Bradford, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE630 |
Markings | QO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 25. C. 3. |
Epitaph | WITH TENDER LOVE AND DEEP REGRET WE WHO LIVE WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1091687 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1943 |
End Date | 04-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel on the return to base and crashed into a house near Henhurst, Kent |