Jones, Anthony Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Anthony Leonard |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Leonard Jones and Blanche Lucy Jones (née Burrows). Nephew and Ward of Esmond V. Jarrold, of Ewell, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P5001 |
Markings | ZA-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42843 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Miscellaneous Information
Anthony’s birth was registered in Erpingham, Norfolk in Q2 1920. He was the second child of ex-patriates Frederick and Blanche. His father was editor of the “Malay Mail” in Kuala Lumpur. His mother had returned to family in Norfolk for his birth and then returning to Kuala Lumpur. At some point (probably to do with his schooling in the UK) Anthony was made a ward of Esmond Vavasseur Jarrold, the husband of his maternal aunt, Elsie. |
From 23 October 1939, Anthony was granted a Short Term Commission of 4 years as an Acting Pilot Officer. He advanced to Pilot Officer on probation, 20 April 1940, and that position was confirmed on 14 August 1940. |
On the night of 5-6 August 1940, he was the second pilot aboard Whitley P4952 which took off from RAF Leeming at 20.48 hours on an operation to bomb the Dornier aircraft factory at Wismar. The aircraft was struck by a flak in the front turret, but the pilot was able to take evasive action which saved the aircraft from further damage. None of the crew was injured and the Whitley landed safely at Leeming 04.25 hours. On the night of 20-21 September 1940, Anthony was the pilot of Whitley P5001 KA-S which, at 21.17 hours, took off from RAF Leeming on an operation to bomb primary targets of Hamm, Soest and Ehrang around Cologne. They dropped their bombs on railway lines at one of the primary targets around 01.00 hours in a series of three attacks. The aircraft’s port wing was hit by anti-aircraft fire, but the damage was relatively slight and, at 05.15 hours, the Whitley landed safely back at Leeming where the flak damage was quickly repaired. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4111 (P355880/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/141/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/141/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-11-1940 |
End Date | 06-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Milan |
Reason for Loss | They reported that the operation had been completed at 23.59 hours and set off on the return. At 0430, the aircraft asked for a fix, which placed it near Louvain in Belgium. Three further fixes were sent, the last being at 0554 placing the aircraft just north of Dunkirk. SOS calls were received between 0604 and 0614. Contact was then lost, with the aircraft some 25 miles east of Ramsgate on Kent’s North Foreland. Nothing further was heard and no trace was ever found despite extensive searches. |