Jones, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Jones, and of Annie Jones, of Swansea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1108 |
Markings | NP-E The Menace |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hellendoorn General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6-10. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE. FOR EVER IN MY THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 191 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 980188 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1942 |
End Date | 16-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 289 aircraft, 18 losses (6.2%). PFF had difficulty in identifying the target and as a result were unable to draw the main force from a decoy fire. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 5km NE of Hellendoorn, Holland |