Lewis, James Frederick Byng
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | James Frederick Byng |
Surname | Lewis |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Llewellyn Lewis and Margaret Lewis, of Morden, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9207 |
Markings | BL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 27. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 199 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 644842 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | James Lewis Bay, Manitoba; South of Bolton Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
He had been left standing guard on the Blenheim at Wyton |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2008 (P351664/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1940 |
End Date | 14-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Unauthorised flight |
Reason for Loss | Spun out of control into the Thames estuary |