Armour, James Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Alexander |
Surname | Armour |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC, DFM |
Date of Death | 08-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of L M Armour and Anne R Armour, of East Acton, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL280 |
Markings | NF-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Le Mans (West) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 7-11 (Coll.) |
Epitaph | HE HAS FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, HE HAS FINISHED HIS COURSE, HE HAS KEPT THE FAITH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 129136 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-05-1944 |
End Date | 08-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Citronell 1, for France |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at St Denis d'Orques, WNW of Le Mans |