Collins, James Joseph Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Joseph Frederick |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Victor James Collins and Louisa Fanny Collins, of Snaresbrook, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS769 |
Markings | KO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13. A. 8-14. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS IN OUR MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 519890 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-10-1943 |
End Date | 19-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 360 Lancasters, 18 Lost (5.0%). PFF were unsuccessful in marking the target due to complete cloud cover. This was the last in a series of raids on Hanover and included the 5000th aircraft to be Lost flying with Bomber Command on operational sorties. |
Reason for Loss |