Ellis, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Ellis |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Eliza Ellis, Husband of Noreen Bessie Ellis, of Buckley, Chester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL826 |
Markings | BQ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cheniers Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Mil. Plot. Row 1. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | OF BUCKLEY, CHESTER. TO THE WORLD, JUST ONE; TO ME, ALL THE WORLD. HIS WIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1052736 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 03-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Caught while orbiting a route marker north of the AP and crashed at Cheniers 12 Km SW of Chalons-sur-Marne |