Jennings, George Smith
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Smith |
Surname | Jennings |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Robert and Elizabeth A. Jennings, of Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ891 |
Markings | SR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 117. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 189 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411763 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | St. Mary & St. Peter's Church, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Standard & Roll of Honour in wooden bookcase |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | Village Centre, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Brass plaque on adjacent bench |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | The White Hart PH, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal on external wall of PH |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 101 Squadron 1943-45 |
Location | The National Aboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to all those who served on 101 Squadron, and honours those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We will remember you. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/802/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/802/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-09-1942 |
End Date | 05-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Bremen. 251 aircraft, 12 losses (4.8%). This was the first time PFF used a 3 force strategy- illuminators to light the area with white incendiaries, visual markers who used coloured flares to identify the target and 'backers-up' to drop incendiaries on the previously marked targets. The weather was clear and the raid was a great success. Weser aircraft factory and Atlas shipbuilders seriously hit. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |