Dawson, James George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James George |
Surname | Dawson |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Victoria L. Dawson, of Southampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ407 |
Markings | GB-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tveje-Merlose Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Joint grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1315442 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to footpath, 500m W of village church, Tveje Merløse, Sjælland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone cross |
Memorial Text |
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1943 |
End Date | 27-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Copenhagen- Burmeister Wain diesel plant. 9 Mosquitoes, 1 lost. |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high voltage cables and crashed into the suburbs of Holbaek, Denmark |