Colmer, James Cecil Valentine
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Cecil Valentine |
Surname | Colmer |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cecil and Nancy Valentine Colmer. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6422 |
Markings | QM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 85. Row C. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | HE LEAVES A WHITE UNBROKEN GLORY, A GATHERED RADIANCE. Poem: The Dead by Rupert Brooke |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1187047 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9210 (P362447/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-09-1941 |
End Date | 20-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Caught in the blast of its own bombs after attacking a shipping convoy off Hook of Holland |