Alton, James Poe
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Poe |
Surname | Alton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Keeley Alton, and of Lilah E. Alton, of Golders Green, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM107 |
Markings | PH-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. F. 2-6. |
Epitaph | PEACE, PEACE! HE IS NOT DEAD, HE DOTH NOT SLEEP- HE HATH AWAKENED FROM THE DREAM OF LIFE... |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 2 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1548356 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established. |