Jack William Kerrison

A Sergeant with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Jack died on 14th of October 1941 aged 28. 

Jack was born at Oulton Broad on 17 May 1913, a son of William Robert and Lydia May Kerrison. He was baptised at Saint Peter’s Church, Carlton Colville, on 20 July 1913 and his family lived at Oulton Broad. In 1921 his family lived at 4 Diamond Terrace, Beccles Road. 

On 4 April 1936 Jack married Sybil Audrey Snelling at Saint Margaret’s Church. Jack was a packer living at Anchor Cottage, Victoria Road, and Sybil was a beatster living at 74 Milton Road. In 1939 they lived at 35 Egerton Road and Jack was a foreman at a food factory despatch department. 

By October 1941 Jack was a Wireless Operator / Air Gunner serving with 11 Squadron. On 14 October 1941 he was part of the crew of a Blenheim IV aircraft, number Z 7278, flying from West Raynham, Norfolk. The aircraft was on a low flying exercise when it crashed at Clenchwarton near King’s Lynn. 

Jack's brother-in-law, Charles Snelling, died in 1943 whilst a prisoner of war working on the Burma Railway. 

WITH THANKS TO:Malcolm Barrass