James, John Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Charles |
Surname | James |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 14-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Henry and Margaret Annie James, of Hulme, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB488 |
Markings | XY-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Manchester Southern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. I. R.C. Grave 1652. |
Epitaph | GOD WILL CLASP THE GOLDEN CHAIN CLOSER WHEN WE MEET AGAIN |
Ribbon Stone | 0037 (Block 1, Column 10, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1684956 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Avenue, Lincoln LN4 2HQ |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | J.C. James Navigator 186 Sqn |
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Miscellaneous Information
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1945 |
End Date | 14-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Kiel- to bomb the U-boat yards |
Reason for Loss | On return, collided in the circuit with another 186 Sqn Lancaster (PB483 AP-X) |