Wellard, Jacques
Personal Information
Rank | Slt |
Forename(s) | Jacques |
Surname | Wellard |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-10-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VI |
Serial Number | RG561 |
Markings | L8-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 271 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37131 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 347 (Tunisie) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | France |
Other Memorials
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the French 346 and 347 Squadrons of the R.A.F. - Guyenne and Tunisie |
Location | B1228, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of the French crews of R.A.F. Squadrons 346 - 347 Guyenne and Tunisie 1939 - 1945 |
Location | York Minster, York, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Squadrons 346 and 347 of RAF Bomber Command based at Elvington June 1944 to May 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Baled out at too low an altitude for his parachute to be effective |
Ferry flight back home to France having completed their tour |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-10-1945 |
End Date | 29-10-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ferry flight to l'Armée de l'air Bordeaux-Mérignac |
Reason for Loss | Lost control at takeoff and crashed 8 miles from Elvington at Escrick |