Gresty, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Gresty |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Emily Gresty, of Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED908 |
Markings | 6O-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | O. 6. |
Epitaph | THE WAY OF GOD PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING (Adaptation of Philippians 4:7) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1685127 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Flight Engineer/ Bomb Aimer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 20-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Fôret du Croc- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 369 aircraft raid on six V-bomb launch and storage sites. All were successful except Fôret du Croc, which comprised 20 of the bombers due to the Oboe leader, 582 Sqn Lancaster ED908 6O-Z, being shot down on the bombing run. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down on the bombing run, exploding with considerable force |