Jones, Benedict Warren Melvill
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Benedict Warren Melvill |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sir Bennett Melvill Jones, Kt., C.B.E., A.F.C., F.R.S., and Lady Jones, of Hinxton, Cambridgeshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5485 |
Markings | EP-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. B. 9-12. |
Epitaph | HIS "WONDERFUL SPIRIT"... MADE FOR A FIRST-CLASS CREW, OF WHICH HE WAS CAPTAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 88684 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 104 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8092 (P361108/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/821/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/821/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-08-1941 |
End Date | 06-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak over the target area |