Martin, James Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Francis |
Surname | Martin |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas John and Catherine Martin, of Fernmount, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X3215 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 159. |
Epitaph | SACRED HEART OF JESUS, HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL (From a Catholic Prayer) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 68 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 23503 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1944 |
End Date | 11-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Up for a Bull's-eye detail but it is thought an engine failed for a minute later. At 1941, the bomber crashed into a tree on Blackdowns between 3 and 4 miles NNW of Stretton-on-Fosse in Warwickshire. |