Jekyll, George Donaldson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | George Donaldson |
Surname | Jekyll |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Ernest and Lillian Olive Jekyll. Husband of Audrey Ella Jekyll, of Dalby, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW140 |
Markings | DY-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row F. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 189 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405914 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1944 |
End Date | 09-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into trees WSW of Hornsea near Bridlington, Yorkshire |