Austin, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Austin |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Eileen Austin, of Ayr. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE230 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. G. 18. |
Epitaph | MY BELOVED SON, WOULD GOD I HAD DIED FOR YOU. YOUR FATHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754933 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
date of crash 13/7/41 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7590 (P360504/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/13 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/12 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-07-1941 |
End Date | 13-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter ( Lt Heinz-Martin Hadeball 7./NJG1) and crashed 0105 some 2 Km E of Weltrup, Germany |