Ford, James Camp
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Camp |
Surname | Ford |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Susan Moule Camp Ford, of Kinglassie. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP172 |
Markings | KJ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kinglassie Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec D. Grave 222 South. |
Epitaph | HE SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 53153 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to village War Memorial, Whittlebury, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crews of LN532 and LP172 who were killed when their aircraft crashed on 29th September 1943 and 6th May 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1944 |
End Date | 06-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Towcester as the exercise was drawing to an end |