Jeffries, Samuel (Warrant Officer Class 2)

Killed in Action 1942-December-28

Warrant Officer Class 2 Samuel Jeffries RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-December-31

Born: Chapleau, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Parents: Son of Charles Jeffries and Emma (nee Turner) Jeffries

Spouse:

Home: Chapleau, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

104 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strike Hard

Base

RAF Luqa, Malta

Rank

Warrant Officer Class 2

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/90733

Home
Google MapChapleau, Ontario
Target
Google MapTunis and La Goulette Tunisia
Memorial Location
Google MapMalta War Memorial
Panel 4 Column 2

Unvetted Source Roll of Honour - Overseas - Malta World War 2 Airmen - Surnames J

104 Squadron (Strike Hard) RAF Luqa, Malta. Wellington 1c aircraft Z 8908 failed to return from an operations to bomb the docks at Tunis, Tunisia, shot down either by a night fighter or possibly flak, with the loss of the entire crew

Warrant Officer Class 2 Samuel Jeffries (RCAF), Sergeant Randall Tyrell Cottrell (RNZAF), Sergeant Andrew Michael Coakey (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant Cyril Neville Stansbury (RAFVR), Flight sergeant Eric Claude Turner (RAFVR) and Sergeant Nathaniel Van Gelder (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action. The missing have no known graves and all are commemorated on the Malta Memorial

Unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serials and Image Database

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Commonwealth War Grave Commission International Bomber Command Centre

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Wellington Z8908

Sergeant Andrew Michael Coakey RAFVR

Sergeant Coakey, Andrew Michael (RAFVR)
Air Gunner (Rear)
Killed in Action
1942-December-28
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Sergeant Randall Tyrone Cottrell RNZAF

Sergeant Cottrell, Randall Tyrone (RNZAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-December-28
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Warrant Officer Class 2 Samuel Jeffries RCAF

Warrant Officer Class 2 Jeffries, Samuel (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-December-28
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Flight Sergeant Cyril Neville Stansbury RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Stansbury, Cyril Neville (RAFVR)
2nd Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-December-28
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Eric Claude Turner RAAF

Flight Sergeant Turner, Eric Claude (RAAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-December-28
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Sergeant Nathaniel Van Gelder RAFVR

Sergeant Van Gelder, Nathaniel (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-December-28
cemetery unknown

Mission

Wellington Mk. IC Z8908

Bombing 1942-December-27 to 1942-December-28

104 (B) Sqn (RAF) Luqa, Malta

104 Squadron (Strike Hard) RAF Luqa, Malta. Wellington 1c aircraft Z 8908 EP-H failed to return from an operations to bomb the docks at Tunis, Tunisia, likely shot down by heavy flak over the target with the loss of the entire crew

Warrant Officer Class 2 Samuel Jeffries (RCAF), Sergeant Randall Tyrell Cottrell (RNZAF), Sergeant Andrew Michael Coakey (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant Cyril Neville Stansbury (RAFVR), Flight sergeant Eric Claude Turner (RAFVR) and Sergeant Nathaniel Van Gelder (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action. The missing have no known graves and all are commemorated on the Malta Memorial

Unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serials and Image Database

Unvetted Source 1940 -1949