Lee, Jack Griffin
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Jack Griffin |
Surname | Lee |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 15-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Ethel Geraldine Lee. Husband of Mary Jean Lee, of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ901 |
Markings | QN-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Idom Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 270-276. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 197 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/9311 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Idom Churchyard, Idom, Midtjylland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Aircraft wreckage forming cross |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1944 |
End Date | 16-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Gardening over Danish waters. 37 aircraft, 2 losses |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Idom, WSW of Holstebro, Denmark |