Macilwraith, James Melven
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Melven |
Surname | Macilwraith |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Melven Macilwraith and of Catherine Macilwraith (Nee Mahoney), of Cork, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE120 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gendringen Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | ROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR ME (from the Hymn "Rock of Ages" by Augustus Toplady, 1776) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 903519 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-08-1941 |
End Date | 06-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter and crashed into a house at Gendringen, Holland |