Biggs, James William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James William |
Surname | Biggs |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Carter Biggs and Beulah McFarland Biggs. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2822 |
Markings | JM-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 102. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/100154 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1942 |
End Date | 06-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Moray Firth, 6 miles North of Lossiemouth |