Tinker, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Tinker |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James William Tinker, and of Ethel Tinker, of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z6360 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ramsey Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Grave 228. |
Epitaph | TIS NOT THE DUTY OF THE DAY THE RACE YOU HAVE TO RUN BUT THE THING YOU NEEDN'T DO EARNS THE GREAT "WELL DONE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 999616 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Town War Memorial, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Crew of Blenheim Z6360, 17 OTU 12th July 1941 |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-07-1941 |
End Date | 12-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- landings practice |
Reason for Loss | Lost control and spun in at Old Halves, near Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |