Ferguson, James McMillan
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James McMillan |
Surname | Ferguson |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Jean Ferguson, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1597 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Upavon Church Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | AS WE LOVED HIM SO WE MISS HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/80008 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Ferguson Bay, Manitoba; Northern tip of Gammack Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1942 |
End Date | 07-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Mining off Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a hill on return to base, near Devizes, Wilts |