Rodgerson, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Rodgerson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald and Edith Rodgerson, of Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND923 |
Markings | KO-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wilsele Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | HAD YOU KNOWN THIS BOY OF OURS YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED HIM TOO. HAPPY MEMORIES LEFT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 234 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 173506 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1944 |
End Date | 12-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Leuven/ Louvain- to bomb railway yards. 110 aircraft, 4 Lancasters Lost Most of the bombing hit the railway workshops and storage buildings rather than the yards |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the target area |