Sykes, James William Duley
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | James William Duley |
Surname | Sykes |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | GSM, Iraq Active Service Medal |
Date of Death | 02-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Duley Sykes and Florence Sykes. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9814 |
Markings | JN-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Les Gonards Cemetery, Versailles |
Grave Reference | Row 4. Grave 34. |
Epitaph | TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 364767 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Miscellaneous Information
His GSM was awarded during his service in Northern Kurdistan, 1932. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13127 (P367436/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-04-1942 |
End Date | 03-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Poissy |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Villacoublay, Paris |