Jeffries, Arthur William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur William |
Surname | Jeffries |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Rhoda Jeffries. Husband of Linda Jeffnes, of North Cheam, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1757 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Noord-Oost-Polder (Emmeloord) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 102-105. |
Epitaph | A SMILE FOR ALL A HEART OF GOLD, ONE OF THE BEST THIS WORLD COULD HOLD. LYN. ROB. GAIL Memorial verse |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 189 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1259260 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9598 (P362948/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-10-1941 |
End Date | 13-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Nuremburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a marsh on the NE edge of Noord-Oost-Polder, Holland |