Truscott, James Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Robert |
Surname | Truscott |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Stuart Truscott and Ivy Gladys Truscott, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB195 |
Markings | EA-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Romescamps Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | HIS BODY LIES IN FOREIGN SOIL, BUT HIS YOUNG SOUL IS WITH HIS GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/87770 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter, crashing about 01:45 on 5 Jul 1944 about 1 km S of Gourchelles (Oise) and roughly the same distance NW of Romescamps |