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Jones, Raymond Stewart

Date of birth:
March 26th, 1918 (Capetown, South Africa)
Date of death:
September 7th, 2014 (Fish Hoek, South Africa)
Service number:
745356 / 159041
Nationality:
British

Biography

Raymond Stewart Jones was the son to William Ernest Jones (1884-1937/38) and Christina Catherine Stewart (1885-1976). He was married to Freda Emma Bodenham. The couple had two daughters and a son.

?: Warrant Officer;
September 21st, 1943: Pilot Officer (prob emergency);
March 21st, 1944: Flying Officer (war subs.);
September 21st, 1945: Flight Lieutenant (War Subs.);
April 15th, 1946: Flight Lieutenant.

Career:
September 1942: No. 23 Squadron, RAF;
September 21st, 1943: RAFVR;
May 1943: No. 605 Squadron, RAF.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Warrant Officer
Unit:
No. 23 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
August 6th, 1943
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded with clasp "NORTH AFRICA 41-43".
Africa Star

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