Devitt, James Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Frederick |
Surname | Devitt |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Campbell Devitt, and Henrietta Devitt, of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PA977 |
Markings | LQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. E. 21. |
Epitaph | THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT, THAT YE LOVE ONE ANOTHER, AS I HAVE LOVED YOU" ST. JOHN XV. 12 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | C/92768 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1789/23 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1789/22 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-12-1944 |
End Date | 23-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Bingen- to bomb the railway yards. 106 aircraft, 3 losses (2.8%). Bombing was particularly accurate, cutting this supply route to the battle front completely. Some blast damage to neighbouring houses but no fatalities or injuries whatsoever. |
Reason for Loss |