Grant, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Grant |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Susan Grant, of Aberdeen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3416 |
Markings | VR-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 84. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1062255 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
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 | 13-07-1942 |
End Date | 14-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. The first of a series of raids. Cloud and electrical storms in target area meant that the bombs were scattered over a wide area and little damage was caused |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |