Jaques, Ronald Thornley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ronald Thornley |
Surname | Jaques |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Millicent Gertrude Jaques, of Irlam, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VI |
Serial Number | RG564 |
Markings | C8-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 271. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1522705 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1945 |
End Date | 18-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Heligoland- to attack the naval base |
Reason for Loss |