Jones, Arthur Wyn Idwal
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Arthur Wyn Idwal |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Idwal Jones and Margaret Idwal Jones, of Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. His Brother, David Vincent, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7535 |
Markings | HA-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dreux Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 2. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | YN ANTERTH EI NERTH GADAWODD PORTHMADOG GWIRFODDOL ARWR O FARW GODIDOG (Welsh- 'He left Porthmadoc in the prime of life. A willing hero. How noble a death.') |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 102593 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-05-1942 |
End Date | 30-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Gennevilliers- Gnome & Rhone factory. Aerial photographs show little or no damage to the factory. Some damage to local houses and 34 French people reported killed |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Colombes in the outskirts of Paris |