Collins, James Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Thomas |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Williams and Mary Collins. Husband of Gladys Mary Collins, of Parkstone, Dorsetshire, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF925 |
Markings | PH-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave IX. A. 9-10. |
Epitaph | AS WE LOVED HIM SO WE MISS HIM, IN OUR THOUGHTS HE IS ALWAYS NEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/39957 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Collins Peninsula, Manitoba; Part of Paint Lake / Pisew Falls Provincial Parks |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Peninsula |
Memorial Text |
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 27/169/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1945 |
End Date | 08-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Kleve |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Nistelrode (Noord- Brabant), a small community midway between Oss and Uden. |