Dacre, James Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Harold |
Surname | Dacre |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert V. Naylor and Elsie M. Naylor, of Leeds. Grandson of Clara Dacre, of Unsworth, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7633 |
Markings | -Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leeds (Harehills) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D.2. Grave 65. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1592260 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1657 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | Adjacent to former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years and the Men and Women who were stationed at R.A.F. Stradishall and to honour the sacrifices that were made. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1944 |
End Date | 18-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- dual night circuit exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the 8th circuit, near Little Thurlow. A local lady, Enid Grindley pulled the gravely injured Sgt Dacre from the wreckage but he died of his injuries on 4th April |