Cutler, James Ferdinand
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Ferdinand |
Surname | Cutler |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Henry and Gertrude Lillian Cutler. Husband of Betty Rosemary Cutler, of Lane Ends. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW513 |
Markings | C8-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ashton-under-Lyne (Hurst) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 182. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 149504 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/1 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 534 aircraft without diversionary raids. 33 aircraft Lost (6.2%). Initial German attempts to intercept with night-fighters failed and the bomber stream was well on the way to Berlin before they met with any resistance. Complete cloud-cover over Berlin but concentrated damage in the centre nonetheless with additional widely scattered bombs. At least 1000 deaths on the ground, 2 industrial premises completely destroyed and a further 15 seriously damaged. The Propaganda Ministry was hit, as was the railway infrastructure |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and exploded just south of base |