Jenkins, Alfryn James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alfryn James |
Surname | Jenkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Mary Ann Jenkins, of Penclawdd, Glamorgan. Husband of Mary Gwendoline Jenkins, of Penclawdd. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND642 |
Markings | HW-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. Z. 3. |
Epitaph | FOR LOVE AND BEAUTY AND DELIGHT THERE IS NO DEATH NOR CHANGE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 55 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 161735 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Miscellaneous Information
Uncle of composer Sir Karl Jenkins, who was inspired to write the poignant "For the Fallen" by the loss of his uncle. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighters and crashed at Ellenburg in the Rhineland |