Winterbottom, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Winterbottom |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Date of Death | 08-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Arthur and Alice Winterbottom. Husband of May Winifred Winterbottom, of Oswestry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND647 |
Markings | H4-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oswestry General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. S. Grave 129. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE. LOVING WIFE MAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 646531 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1653 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1653 HCU Lancaster ND647 which crashed on 8th April 1945 during a fighter affiliation training sortie |
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Chedburgh, 1942 to 1946, including those of 1653 HCU |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed RoH |
Memorial Text | A Roll of Honour of 1653 HCU personnel who served at RAF Chedburgh, 1942 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1945 |
End Date | 08-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost control and crashed near Scraptoft, Leicester |