Jacques, John Allen
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Allen |
Surname | Jacques |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mace McConnell Jacques and Florence Allen Jacques. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8862 |
Markings | BL-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. D. 15. |
Epitaph | GLAD DID I LIVE AND GLADLY DIE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO BE FREE Adaptaion of RL Stevenson's poem Requiem |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/58300 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9681 (P363069/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-10-1941 |
End Date | 17-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |