Scarles, Jack Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Jack Robert |
Surname | Scarles |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph William and Rose L. Scarles, of Burnt Oak, Edgware, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD269 |
Markings | NF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | A. 8. 2. |
Epitaph | WHEN DAY IS DONE AND SHADOWS FALL WE THINK OF HIM WHO GAVE HIS ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 149982 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Miscellaneous Information
The drop zone was code-named Pierzyna 206 and was 10km SW of Minsk Mzowiecki, PAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-09-1943 |
End Date | 15-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Neon 9, for PAF |
Reason for Loss | Shot down north of Esbjerg, Denmark and crashed onto a railway line |