Eastham, James Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Stanley |
Surname | Eastham |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Sarah Ann Eastham, of Preston, Lancashire. Husband of Betsy Eastham, of Preston. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME674 |
Markings | PM-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Couvonges Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph | THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND |
Ribbon Stone | 1509 (Block 107, Column 8, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 31 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2209361 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt J.S. Eastham 103 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-07-1944 |
End Date | 13-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (49% moon) |
Operation | Revigny |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with a 550 Sqn aircraft LL796 and crashed at Couvonges 10 Km W of Bar-le-Duc |