Jones, Francis Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis Reginald |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Date of Death | 03-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Harriet Gertrude Jones, of Scholes. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD417 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barwick in Elmet (All Saints) Churchyard, Yorkshire |
Grave Reference | Sec. L. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS. DAD, MAM AND RON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 191 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1012895 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1944 |
End Date | 03-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Entered cloud and crashed on Yr Eifl, SW of Caernarfon |