Identity
Person No.
7690
Service No.
581211
Last Name
First Name
Jocelyn
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Mosquito DZ464, took off Marham, Orleans to attack a railway target, lost over the target area
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Salomon and Elma T. A. Friendly, of Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. The 139th (Jamaica) Squadron, a bomber squadron equipped with De Havilland Mosquito, carried out low-level raids over occupied territories and Germany. Jocelyn Friendly was navigator and the 139th Squadron was based at Marham. ***Jewish
Citation
DFM LG Sup 22 October 1940 pg. 6137 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations", MID LG Sup 1 January 1941 pg. 38
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project