Jefferis, Douglas William
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas William |
Surname | Jefferis |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Bessie Hilda Jefferis. Husband of Dorothy Jefferis, of Taunton, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE636 |
Markings | AL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. K. 11. |
Epitaph | RESTING WHERE NO SHADOWS FALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 189 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 908611 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 502 aircraft, 21 losses (4.2%). Complete cloud cover lead to another failed operation. No deaths in the city itself but 18 reported in the surrounding areas, in stark contrast to the 108 losses in the air |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |