Grant, James Vallance
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Vallance |
Surname | Grant |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Barbara Turner Grant, of Galt, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NR233 |
Markings | NP-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. 27. 27. |
Epitaph | SLEEP ON, DEAR SON AND TAKE YOUR REST THEY MISS YOU MOST WHO LOVED YOU BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/94549 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Miscellaneous Information
The surviving crew members were all injured but crashed behind the Allied lines |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 523 aircraft, 8 Halifaxes lost (1.5%). A successful raid. 346 houses destroyed and 524 badly damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed north of Brussels |