Lambert, James Barnard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Barnard |
Surname | Lambert |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gordon and Rosa Kathleen Lambert, of Bradford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED631 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bradford (North Bierely) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. I. Grave 946. |
Epitaph | ALSO HIS SISTER MARGARET PETTY OFFICER W.R.N.S. 1942-1945 DIED 29TH AUGUST 1949 AGE 26 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1591298 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1945 |
End Date | 10-05-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- three engine flying practice |
Reason for Loss | The propellers on the starboard engines automatically feathered, it is thought due to faulty electrics. Crash-landed on the airfield but bounced and went through a hedge |