Cole, James Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Frederick |
Surname | Cole |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard James Cole and Sarah Elizabeth Cole, of Merry Hill, Wolverhampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | JB463 |
Markings | PH-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 145. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1215655 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
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 27/167/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1943 |
End Date | 03-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Blankenfelde, close to Berlin |