Lamond, James Crawford Died

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Personal Information

Rank F/S
Forename(s) James Crawford
Surname Lamond
Gender M
Age 25
Date of Death 26-05-1943
Next of Kin Son of David Lamond and Helen Lamond (née Crawford), of Evansberg, Alberta.
LAMOND JC

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Short Stirling III
Serial Number EH887
Markings HA-Z

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Rheinberg War Cemetery
Grave Reference 4. E. 1.

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 196
LAMOND JC

Location

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Panel 196
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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 196

Enlistment Information

Service Number R/142748
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 218 (Gold Coast)
Squadron Motto In time
Trade Air Gunner
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Eastern threshold of old main runway, former Downham Market airfield, Norfolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Norfolk flint stone pillar and enscribed metal plaques
Memorial Text Dedicated to those killed in the loss of 218 Sqn Stirling EH887 HA-Z lost on Ops Dusseldorf 25/26 May 1943
Location Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets
Memorial Text In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946
Location St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Stone Tablet
Memorial Text In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war
Location All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type RoH and Sqn Crest
Memorial Text Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946

Miscellaneous Information

James was born on 28 August 1917 at Brûlé , Alberta. Both parents were born in Scotland and his father worked as a coal miner. He had two brothers Malcolm and David, both of whom had sadly died young. David 1914-1918 and Malcom by 1922. James attended the School in Evansberg, Alberta 1924-1933 (grade 8), followed by 1933-1936 (Grade 9 and part 10 and 11). His sport interests were baseball, softball and hockey. During 1936 he took on odd jobs as a carpenter and following that worked as a driver at Pembina Mine in Entwistle, Alberta (1936-1939). He was working as a miner at Hinton between 1939-1941 when it closed down. James then worked as a mechanic at Lamond Garage during 1941 until enlisting on 3 December 1941.
James embarked from Canada on 28 October 1942, arriving in the U.K. at 3 PRC on 6 November 1942, 7 AGS 23 January 1943, 1657 CU 14 March 1943 and 218 Squadron on 14 April 1943. He sadly lost his life the following month on 26 May 1943.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/10
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/10

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.

Name Outcome
Blanchard C F (F/O) Died
Collins N S (Sgt) Died
Fincham A W (Sgt) Died
Ledbury W J (Sgt) Died
Maynard D C (Sgt) Died
Roughan J P (Sgt) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 25-05-1943
End Date 26-05-1943
Takeoff Station Chedburgh
Day/Night Raid Night (57% moon)
Operation Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result.
Reason for Aircraft Loss Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Düren, Germany
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IBCC is delighted to introduce a unique facility to link the Losses Database to the relevant RAF Casualty Pack on the National Archives website. This project is the result of on-going collaboration between IBCC, the MOD Records Office and National Archives, Kew. This document describes what Casualty Packs are, when they were created, the process of making them available to the public and then goes on to describe the process by which you can view the contents of the packs. Casualty Packs (CPs) were created by the RAF whenever there was serious injury or loss of life associated with operational activity within the RAF. This includes operational flying losses, enemy action due to air raids, road accidents either on station or even off-station if they involved RAF vehicles. Deaths due to natural causes in service or accidents that did not involve RAF vehicles did not generally give rise to a CP.

CPs were originally given a unique reference number by the RAF. Each begins with the letter ‘P’ and is followed by six digits, then an oblique (forward slash) and the finally the year in which the incident took place- for example P396154/42.

The CPs are in the process of being made available to the general public as they are passed from the MOD Records Office, Portsmouth to National Archives, Kew. This process requires some rework to the files which is very time consuming, so the process of making them all available to National Archives will take several years. They are being made available in increasing date order.

Once CPs arrive at National Archives they are assigned a unique AIR81 number, so each CP has both a P-number and an AIR81 number. Both are searchable on the National Archives website under ‘Search the catalogue’ and both are included on the IBCC website.

The AIR81 reference on the IBCC website is a link to the file on the National Archives website. When you click on it, the relevant page will open in a new tab on your browser.

There is currently no plan to digitise AIR81 files, partly because they are fragile and partly because the information they contain can at times be sensitive, even harrowing, since they may contain exhumation reports and even photographs of corpses. Family members wishing to read the AIR81 files relating to their ancestors are advised to exercise caution and be guided by National Archives warnings where appropriate.

There are two means for accessing AIR81 files- to attend in person or to order a copy by post.

To attend in person, the attendee should first create a Reader’s Ticket. This can be done online by following this link: https://secure.nationalarchives.gov.uk/login/yourdetails. Then click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and click Order in Advance. Enter your Reader’s Ticket number and state the date on which you intend to visit. National Archives will have the file ready for you when you arrive, saving you time. When you visit Kew, you must quote the Reader’s Ticket number and take along two forms of ID- one bearing your signature and one bearing your address. When you view the files, you are permitted to take photographs of each page, should you wish.

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