Cassels, James Jackson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Jackson |
Surname | Cassels |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Allan and Agnes H. Cassels, of Carluke, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF187 |
Markings | OJ-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cussy-les-Forges Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (From the poem by Robert Laurence Binyon, "For the Fallen") |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1821042 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-02-1944 |
End Date | 06-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (91% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- supporting Marquis Henri Bourgogne of Semur en Auxios, west of Dijon |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Cussy les Forges (Yonne), France |