Hemmings, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Hemmings |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Mary Hemmings (née Whiteside), of Preston, Lancashire. Father of Frederick James Hemmings, born Q1, 1936. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7867 |
Markings | JM-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Preston (New Hall Lane) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F.F. C. of E. Grave 44. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1032155 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Miscellaneous Information
Mary remarried a Charles W. H. Riddell in Q3, 1947. Their son, Frederick, passed away in June 2001 in Chorley, Lancs at the age of 65. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-12-1942 |
End Date | 10-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto a mountainside (Ben Alder) near Fort William, Argyll when descending through cloud. |