Hawkins, James Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Alfred |
Surname | Hawkins |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE168 |
Markings | ZO-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poederoijen Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 976658 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 196 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1943 |
End Date | 27-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 561 aircraft, 17 losses (3.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but most of the bombs fell in the north east of the city. More than 300 buildings destroyed and 130+ fatalities |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Gorinchem, Holland |