Hocking, James Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Wallace |
Surname | Hocking |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Evangeline Susan Hocking, of Nambour, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ451 |
Markings | QQ-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14567. |
Epitaph | NOBLY HE LIVED, NOBLY HE DIED. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429321 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Wendreda's Church, March, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet, Metal Plaque & Framed Painting |
Memorial Text | In memory of Plt Off JW Hocking RAAF who was killed when his 1651 HCU Stirling LJ451, crashed after an engine fire and subsequent loss of power on the other engines |
Location | St. Mary's Church, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed inscribed Scroll & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | This Book of Remembrance was dedicated on 28th May 1989 to commemorate those who lost their lives during WWII whilst serving at RAF West Wickham / Wratting Common |
Location | Weston Woods Farm, Wratting Common, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | RAF Wratting Common. Dedicated to the men and women who served here during WWII and to those who gave their lives "Lest We Forget" |
Location | St. Mary's Church, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll & RoH |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF West Wickham / Wratting Common during WW2 |
Location | Weston Woods Farm, Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Slate Tablet & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF Wratting Common during WW2, including 1651 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 28-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wratting Common |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flames were seen streaming from the starboard inner engine while the aircraft was flying at 7500' over East Anglia. The remaining engines then failed and the aircraft then crashed near March, Cambridgeshire |