Dawson, James George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James George |
Surname | Dawson |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
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 |
Squadron Motto | Fortis in proelis (Valiant in battles) |
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 |
Translation "A stone cross in memory of the crew of Mosquito DZ407 of 105 Sqn RAF which crashed here on 27/01/1943" |
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
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
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 |