Jones, Frederick Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Albert |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William and Annie Jones, of Caerphilly, Glamorgan. Husband of Rosina Jones, of Caerphilly. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4360 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. C. 1-7. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE LOVES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1013672 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-11-1942 |
End Date | 23-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night-fighter (Oblt Ludwig Meister, I./NJG4), crashed 2348 between Maleves and Tourinnes-St-Lambert (Brabant), 22km south of Tienen, Belgium. |