Jones, Robert Hugh
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Hugh |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Elizabeth Jones, of Llanerchymedd, Anglesey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB125 |
Markings | AR-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Maclou-De-Folleville Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 4. |
Epitaph | MAB ANNWYL I ELIZABETH A HUW, BRAWD HOFFUS I KITTY ATGOFION TYNER AM UNO FON A HUNODD YN FFRAINC. (Welsh: 'Dear son of Elizabeth and Huw, affectionate brother of Kitty. Tender memories of one who died in France.'). N.B. some of the Welsh appears to be a misprint. ' O FON' should possibly read 'UN A HUNODD?') |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 57 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1464205 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-08-1944 |
End Date | 03-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Trossy near Paris- St. Maxim Constructional Works (V2 storage site) |
Reason for Loss | The port wing was blown off when the Lancaster was hit by flak, the aircraft crashing at St Maclou-de-Folleville |