Bellinger, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Bellinger |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Jeannette Eileen Bellinger, of Stockwell, London. His Daughter, A.C.W.2. Hazel Beatrice Miller, W.A.A.F., also died on the service of Bomber Command. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1338 |
Markings | QT-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 2-5. |
Epitaph | THY WILL BE DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1285151 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
His daughter, 440441 ACW2 Hazel Beatrice Miller WAAF also died in the service of Bomber Command on 27 July 1941. She is commemorated on IBCC Memorial Wall Panel 74 and theirs is the only known instance of a father and daughter being killed in the service of Bomber Command. See https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/116178 |
CWGC mention in the NoK field a son of the same name also being lost on service. No evidence of this can be found. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss yet to be established |