Love, James Hawthorne
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | James Hawthorne |
Surname | Love |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Herman Love and Mabel Love, of Dauphin, Manitoba. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4334 |
Markings | PM-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. G. 2-4. |
Epitaph | THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/95024 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Love Creek, Manitoba; 40km north of Oxford House, Manitoba |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Creek |
Memorial Text |
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 27/814/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-12-1942 |
End Date | 21-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Eilands- Polder due to anti-aircraft fire near the hamlet of Driehuizen (Noor Holland), near Westgraftdijk, 9 km SSE of Alkmaar. Their remains were found during excavation of the site in 1952 |