Jones, Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edwin |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Jean Jones. His Brother Claude Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9023 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 8. Row A. Joint grave 8-9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 191 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 566209 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1940 |
End Date | 08-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bomb panzer units around Hornoy-le-Bourg and Poix-de-Picardie |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak or fighters |