James, Blake Bamford
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Blake Bamford |
Surname | James |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ivor Lough James, and of Constance G. James, of Bognor Regis, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9410 |
Markings | BL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 77464 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-06-1940 |
End Date | 06-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | St. Valery-sur-Somme |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |