Eric Jenkinson

Sergeant Eric Jenkinson died on 1st November 1943 when Vickers Wellington HE517 came down. The young airman from Lurgan, Co. Armagh has no known grave.

Sergeant

Eric Jenkinson

1131414

Born on 6th July 1933, Eric Jenkinson of Lurgan, Co. Armagh enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and served with RAF 104 Squadron during the Second World War.

Sergeant Eric Jenkinson (1131414) served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during World War Two. Born on 6th July 1922, he was the son of Edward Jenkinson and Margaret Jenkinson of Lurgan, Co. Armagh.

He died on 1st November 1943 aged 21 years old. He was on board the Mark X Vickers Wellington HE517 with RAF 104 Squadron.

Remembering the crew of Wellington HE517

Last Name First Name(s) Rank Role Information
Fuller William Milo Charles Sergeant RAFVR 1602819.
Gay Herbert William Flight Sergeant RAFVR 1384516.
Jenkinson Eric Sergeant RAFVR 1131414.
Roll Jack Leslie Sergeant RAFVR 1338300.
Spurrey Henry Theodore Flight Sergeant Pilot RAFVR 1317433.

Eric Jenkinson has no known grave. His name is on Panel 8, Column 2 of the Malta Memorial. It also features on the Lurgan War Memorial, Lurgan, Co. Armagh.