Wallace Henry Jenkins (abt. 1925 - 1944)

Born about 1925 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Died 27 Apr 1944 at about age 19 in Mühlhausen an der Würm, Tiefenbronn , Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Biography

Wallace's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1924 in the Bristol district.^[1]

Wallace enlisted for War Service with the Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve and served as a Rear Gunner in a Lancaster crew.

In early 1944 the crew were assigned to 630 squadron based at East Kirkby in Lincolnshire. They took part in a few operations from the base but their final sortie was to join in a raid on Schweinfurt. They did not reach their target, their aircraft was shot down over the Black Forest and exploded after landing in a field near the village of Mühlhausen an der Würm, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany killing all the crew.

They were buried in the local village churchyard but later moved to the Commonwealth War Grave at Durnbach.^[2]

Memorials

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• International Bomber Command
• RAF Commands
• Chapel memorial to the casualties of 630 Squadron Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

See Also ND 789

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales Birth Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Jenkins, Wallace H (Mother's maiden name: Cook).
   GRO Reference: 1924 Oct-Nov-Dec in Bristol Volume 6a Page 239.
2. ↑ Military: "UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945"
   Naval and Miltiary Press; Uckfield, East Sussex, England; Airmen Died in the Second World War 1939-45
   Ancestry Record 62274 #60922 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Name: Wallace Henry Jenkins; Rank: Sergeant; Death Age: 19; Birth Year: abt 1925; Death Date: 27 Apr 1944; Military Base: East Kirkby, Lincs; Service Number: 2216450; Unit: 630 Squadron; Command: Bomber Cmnd; Ship: Lancaster Iii; Occupation: Air Gunner; Casualty: Killed in action; Residence Place: Horfield, Bristol; Burial Place: Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany; Notes: Shot Down By A Night Fighter At Mulhausen 17 Miles Northeast of Eisenach During A Raid on Schweinfurt.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #18611100 (accessed 27 April 2024)