Dixon, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Dixon |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter G. and Rosa C. Dixon, of East Ruston, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB872 |
Markings | P4-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Czech Republic |
Burial/Memorial Place | Prague War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. C. 8. |
Epitaph | YOU LEFT A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY A GRIEF TOO GREAT TO BE TOLD BUT TO THOSE WHO LOVED YOU YOUR MEMORY NEVER GROWS OLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1463894 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fenceline, IBCC, Canwick Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Tree and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of 153 Sqn Lancaster PB872 lost near Hranice, Czechoslovakia, 6 March 1945 on return from Ops Chemnitzi |
Location | Rural Location, 35124, 351 24, Hranice u Aš, Karlovy Vary Kraj |
Country | Czech Republic |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone & information board |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (62% moon) |
Operation | Chemnitz |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the Czechoslovakian-Germany border, near what was then Rossbach. |