Jenkins, Herbert Gregory
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert Gregory |
Surname | Jenkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 05-12-1942 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9531 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gwaelodybrithdir Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. I. Grave 2545. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 189 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1132754 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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 | 05-12-1942 |
End Date | 05-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- day cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Banked steeply while flying low near Scunthorpe and spun in, injuring a dozen people in the process. |