Bevan, James Eric Singleton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Eric Singleton |
Surname | Bevan |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Meredith William Bevan and Elizabeth Kathleen Rowena Bevan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6240 |
Markings | YH-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot LL. Row 1. Grave 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1164941 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Miscellaneous Information
Daring low-level attack by 20 Blenheims on shipping in Rotterdam |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7658 (P360587/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-07-1941 |
End Date | 16-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rotterdam |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in Rotterdam's dockland |