Austin, James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Austin |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Agnes Margaret Austin, of Lara, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG191 |
Markings | JO-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 24. G. 11-12. |
Epitaph | HE LIVED FOR OTHERS, HE DIED TO MAKE A BETTER WORLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 419452 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1944 |
End Date | 07-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Gravenshorst |
Reason for Loss | Involved in a running battle with a night fighter, eventually crashing near Osnabruck |