Jones, John Richard Davies
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Richard Davies |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Date of Death | 10-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh Owen and Harriet Jones. Husband of Gaynor Harris Jones, of Aughton, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Ventura I |
Serial Number | AE759 |
Markings | YH-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Feltwell (St. Nicholas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 191 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 656040 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Squadron Motto | Viribus vincimus (By strength with conquer) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Fragments of the aircraft can be seen at the Norfolk and Suffolk air museum, Flixton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
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 | 10-12-1942 |
End Date | 10-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ferry duties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Methwold Hyde,, NW of Thetford. |