Dix, James Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Ernest |
Surname | Dix |
Gender | M |
Age | 38 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Cornelia Amelia Dix, of Stockport. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW378 |
Markings | KW-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Norbury (St. Thomas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 88. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1833824 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-03-1944 |
End Date | 02-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Lost power from the starboard outer engine and crashed at Crayke, NNW of York |