Hancock, James Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | Cpl |
Forename(s) | James Anthony |
Surname | Hancock |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Arthur and Florence Beatrice Hancock. Husband of Elsie Hancock, of Blackburn, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9522 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Grantham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 17. Row M. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE WAS AN EMBLEM OF LOVE AND DEVOTION, HIS DEATH AN UNSPEAKABLE SORROW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 648598 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 28 CFlt |
Trade | Passenger |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-12-1941 |
End Date | 22-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit to the Handley Page facility in Radlett |
Reason for Loss | Very poor weather. Crashed into high ground (Terrace Hills), NE of Melton Mowbray |