Davison, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Davison |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Janie Davison, of Carryduff, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM209 |
Markings | PG-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. E. 8-11. |
Epitaph | LET HIS LOVE, HIS FAITH, HIS DARING, DISTANCE - MELLOWED, GILD DAYS OF YORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1480506 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster LM209 of 619 Sqn, killed in action on 12th September 1944 |
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster LM209 of 619 Sqn, killed in action on 12th September 1944 |
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1944 |
End Date | 12-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Darmstadt |
Reason for Loss | Probable victim of a night fighter, the Lancaster crashed in a thickly-wooded area near Darmstadt airfield and the wreckage was not discovered until 1947 |