Harding, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Harding |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Sarah Ann Harding, of Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5400 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 44. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751347 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6324 (P358949/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1941 |
End Date | 09-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Last heard at 0520 calling for help |