Jones, Denzil
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Denzil |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Henry and Edith Jones, of Croesyceiliog. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW516 |
Markings | C8-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Llanfrechfa (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | North side. Row 10. Grave 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1412783 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1944 |
End Date | 04-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Training- Bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Port inner engine failed. Aircraft crashed WNW of Hitchin, Hertfordshire |