Jones, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Elizabeth Jones, of Penrhos, Caernarvonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE883 |
Markings | BU-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Noordwijk General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Joint grave 2. |
Epitaph | WHAT WE KEEP IN MEMORY IS OURS UNCHANGED FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 191 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1622196 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1943 |
End Date | 25-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (48% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by the combination of both flak and a night-fighter, crashing into the sea off the Dutch coast |