Laycock, Jack Ezra
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Jack Ezra |
Surname | Laycock |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Mary Jane Laycock, of Barnoldswick, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | |
Serial Number | |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 171. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 1435 (Block 106, Column 11, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 197 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1696963 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Jack Ezra Laycock Bomb Dump 6 158 Sqn 02 July 1943 |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Tragically, no remains were found of this serviceman due to the severity of the blast. As a result, he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | A 1000lb bomb exploded while on its trolley at RAF Lissett, Yorkshire, killing six ground crew. |