Jandron, Geoffrey Maynard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Maynard |
Surname | Jandron |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Date of Death | 29-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of J. Le M. Jandron and Florence E. Jandron, of St. Luke's, Jersey, Channel Islands, Husband of Violet M. Jandron. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR841 |
Markings | KN-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. F. 24. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER (From the poem by Robert Laurence Binyon, "For the Fallen") |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/104531 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Squadron Motto | Esse potius quam videri (To be, rather than to seem) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1944 |
End Date | 29-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 677 aircraft, 46 losses (6.8%). The diversionary raids drew off a significant number of fighters but the German controller was able to re-group the over the target and many aircraft were Lost as a result. The cloud was broken and some ground marking was possible and despite claims by Bomber Command that the bombing was concentrated, the local report says otherwise. Nevertheless, around 180000 people were bombed out and an unusually high proportion of public and administrative buildings were hit, including the Chancellery. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a night-fighter and crashed onto a house |