Dudman, James Died

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Personal Information

Rank P/O
Forename(s) James
Surname Dudman
Gender M
Age 26
Date of Death 10-06-1944
Next of Kin Son of William James Dudman and Nora Annie Dudman (née Curtis).
DUDMAN J

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number ND742
Markings CF-F

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Clichy Northern Cemetery
Grave Reference Plot 16. Row 14. Coll. grave 9-10.

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 30
DUDMAN J

Location

Row -
Panel 30
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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 1
Panel Number 30

Enlistment Information

Service Number 174032
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 1
Squadron 625
Squadron Motto We avenge
Trade Pilot
Country of Origin United Kingdom

Other Memorials

Location Avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, next to the war memorial, Bois-d'Arcy, 78 - Yvelines Prefecture
Country France
Memorial Type Memorial stone & inscribed metal plaque
Memorial Text Dans les nuits du 7/8 et 10/11 Juin 1944 deux Lancaster de la RAF ont été abattus au-dessus de Bois d'Arcy. N'oublions jamais le sacrifice de ces aviateurs. Lancaster ND742
Translation "On the nights of June 7/8 and 10/11, 1944, two RAF Lancaster bombers were shot down over Bois d'Arcy. Let us never forget the sacrifice of these airmen. Lancaster ND742"
Location Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque
Memorial Text A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945
Location St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type RoH in wooden case ***NOTE: IBCC UNDERSTANDS THIS ROLL OF HONOUR IS NO LONGER IN SITU AND IS CURRENTLY HELD AT THE HOME OF A 625 SQUADRON ASSOCIATION MEMBER***
Memorial Text 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge
Location In front of the mess esplanade, Mailly-le-Camp, 10 - Aube Prefecture
Country France
Memorial Type Stone memorial sculpture, inscribed marble tablets and inscribed metal plaque
Memorial Text En souvenir des heros de la RAF. Qui ont participe au bombardment du camp de Mailly. Unites de la RAF engagees dans le raid sur Mailly-le-Camp, la nuit du 3 au 4 May 1944. N° 9-12-44-49-50-57 61-83-97-100-101 Special Duties Flight-103-105-106-166- 169-192-207-460 (RAAF)-463 (RAAF)-467 (RAAF)-550-576-617- 619-625-626-627-655
Translation "In memory of the RAF heroes who took part in the bombing of Mailly Camp. RAF units engaged in the raid on Mailly-le-Camp, the night of 3-4 May 1944. Squadrons that took part: N° 9-12-44-49-50-57 61-83-97-100-101 Special Duties Flight-103-105-106-166- 169-192-207-460 (RAAF)-463 (RAAF)-467 (RAAF)-550-576-617-619-625-626-627-655"
Location Bawtry Hall, Bawtry, South Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Marble Tablet
Memorial Text In memory of those who did not return 1939 - 1945

Miscellaneous Information

Born December 1917 in Basingstoke. The Dudman family lived in London and at the time of his loss James was living at 370 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London. Their Father was an Assistant Master at Middlesex County Secondary School, Ealing.
Two of his Brothers were also lost in Service: Lieutenant Peter John Dudman, 25, killed 11 November 1943 serving with the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry in Italy: Lieutenant Peter John Dudman, 25, killed 11 November 1943 serving with the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry in Italy: www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2608902/peter-john-dudman Second Lieutenant Richard Anthony Dudman, 22, killed 2 November 1942 also serving with the Oxford and Bucks Lught Infantry in Egypt: www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2093554/richard-anthony-dudman. Richard was an Alumni of Merton College, Oxford and he is remembered on their WW2 Memorial: www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/name/1728045
George Edward Dudman (1916-84), the oldest of the four Brothers, also served with the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, later the Royal Artillery, and survived the War.
James was a Pupil at Merchant Taylor's School, Norwood, Hertfordshire and is remembered on their WW2 Memorial in the Great Hall. His Brother Peter John Dudman is also listed: www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/name/1625333
Tragically, on the night of 26 September 1940, in a Luftwaffe raid, their parents, William James Dudman and Nora Annie Dudman, and George's wife Dorigen Elinor McKern Dudman were killed at 13 Inglis Road, Ealing.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/18
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/18

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Cowie P (P/O) Died
Hodgins R B (F/S) Died
Kinchington K J (Sgt) Died
Mills G L (Sgt) Died
Taylor J (F/S) Died
Wells J W (P/O) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 10-06-1944
End Date 11-06-1944
Takeoff Station Kelstern
Day/Night Raid Night (79% moon)
Operation Acheres
Reason for Aircraft Loss Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Bois d'Arcy, near Versailles
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