Jones, Ronald Claude Hamilton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Claude Hamilton |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Emma Jones, of Cardiff. Husband of Elizabeth Joyce Jones, of Canton, Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM359 |
Markings | QR-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lyon (La Doua) French National Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row F. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | THIS IS NOT DEATH, 'TIS ONLY SLEEP, THE LORD DOTH NOW OUR LOVED ONE KEEP |
Ribbon Stone | 0208 (Block 3, Column 10, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 57 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 646212 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of my Husband Sgt R.C.H. Jones FE 646212 61 Sqn |
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed La Chapelle, nr Louhane |