Cumming, James White
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | James White |
Surname | Cumming |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of James White Cumming and Lily Cumming, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4121 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 523342 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1939 |
End Date | 29-09-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Heligoland |
Reason for Loss | Intercepted and shot down beloved by a Me 109 flown by Oblt Gunther Specht, and crashed at 1000 into the sea between Heligoland and Wangerooge. |