Windsor, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Windsor |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Louisa Windsor. Husband of Elizabeth Alice Windsor, of Hackney, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4163 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harpswell (St. Chad) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580294 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1940 |
End Date | 18-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | To bomb Norwegian airfields |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a cottage shortly after take-off |