Oldham, James Wolstenholme
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Wolstenholme |
Surname | Oldham |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 30-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Jane Wolstenholme Oldham. Husband of Joan Oldham, of Bray, Berkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE121 |
Markings | OF-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 208. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 80 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 155566 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1944 |
End Date | 30-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cahagnes |
Reason for Loss | Caught fire in the port inner engine, which quickly spread to the whole port wing. The order to bale out was given. Crashed at St. Lo in the Normandy battle zone |