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LEWIS, James

Personal Information
Rank F/O
Forename(s) James Edgar
Surname Lewis
Gender M
Age
Decorations
Date of death 25-06-1943
Next of kin Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lewis, of Griffithstown, Monmouthshire.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax II
Serial Number JB834
Markings DY-C
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 125..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 199
Enlistment information
Service Number 129357
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 4
Squadron 102 (Ceylon)
Trade Navigator
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Ablett J S R (Sgt)
Barnes R H (Sgt)
Hicks T A (Sgt)
Marsden J A (F/S)
Perkins J A (F/O)
Warwick P A G (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 24-06-1943
End Date 25-06-1943
Takeoff Station Pocklington
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out.
Reason for Loss Lost over Germany