Jacobs, Alec Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alec Victor |
Surname | Jacobs |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. E. M. Jacobs, of St. Pancras, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T1831 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wambercourt Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | A LONELY FOREIGN GRAVE WHERE LOVING HANDS NO FLOWERS CAN BRING. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755443 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3152 (P354647/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1940 |
End Date | 09-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Ostend |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Wambercourt, Pas de Calais |