Gayton, James Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Donald |
Surname | Gayton |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Sidney Gayton and May Belk Gayton (née Taylor), of Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4841 |
Markings | KM-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. G. 3. |
Epitaph | BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE (Revelation 2:10) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1270591 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 29 June 1912 West Ham. His parents married in 1906 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire. In 1939 they lived in Carnarvon Road, Leyton, Essex, His father died on 24 July 1942. James was a civil servant for HM Government before enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-03-1943 |
End Date | 11-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (24% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Stettin Bay |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Sassnitz on Jasmund |