JONES, Robert Leonard Frederick
Plane was a Beaufighter A19-149 which together with Beaufighter A19-189 were to carry out photo recce of coastline from Cape Doelane to Koeandang Bay. A19-149 disappeared. It was later established that the aircraft crashed and the pilot David Bernard Benson and Navigator Robert Leonard Frederick Jones were captured by the Japanese and executed at Mt Sopoetan.
Last Name
JONES
Given Names
Robert Leonard Frederick
Service Number
69985
Date of Birth
10/08/1924
Birth Location
Botany NSW
Enlistment Date
08/09/1942
Enlistment Location
Sydney
1Wags Start Date
09/12/1943
Course Details
Navigation Course 12
Intake Date
09/12/1943
Finish Date
16/12/1943
To
No. 2 AOS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
31/03/1945 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
30 Sqn POW
Rank
Sergeant
Operations
Died a prisoner of war Celebes
Date of Death
31/03/1945
Age
20
Cemetery / Memorial
Ambon War Cemetery Indonesia
Notes
Plane was a Beaufighter A19-149 which together with Beaufighter A19-189 were to carry out photo recce of coastline from Cape Doelane to Koeandang Bay. A19-149 disappeared. It was later established that the aircraft crashed and the pilot David Bernard Benson and Navigator Robert Leonard Frederick Jones were captured by the Japanese and executed at Mt Sopoetan.
Posting on Death
30 Squadron
NAA Status
OPEN
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