Colville, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Colville |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Dorothy Margaret Colville, of Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9495 |
Markings | DY-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Grave 96. |
Epitaph | THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 567129 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-08-1942 |
End Date | 06-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 8 aircraft, guided by Gee but then the bomb the target visually using gaps in the clouds |
Reason for Loss | Crashed north of Eindhoven |