LACW E.G.J JACKLIN
FIRST NAMES: Eileen Gladys Joyce NUMBER: 2111507 RANK: LACW UNIT: WAAF (Aux) Tech Command DOB:1924 DATE OF ENLISTMENT: 1st December 1942 STATUS: Died DATE OF DEATH: 15th March 1947 WHERE BURIED: Northallerton Cemetery MEDALS: 1939-45 Star, Victory Medal |
Eileen Jacklin was born near Northallerton on the 7th November 1923 and had one brother, Dennis.
On the 1st of December 1942, Eileen joined the RAF and trained as a wireless operator (ground) and worked with Technical Training Command. Shortly after the war she was taken ill and entered hospital. After a long illness Eileen died at the age of 23, on the 15th March 1947, of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Eileen Jacklin lies buried in a Commonwealth Wargrave in Northallerton Cemetery. She is also remembered in the Central Church of the Royal Air Force, St. Clement Danes, London.