LIGHTFOOT J
Lightfoot, James Died
Personal Information
| Rank | LAC |
| Forename(s) | James |
| Surname | Lightfoot |
| Gender | M |
| Age | 35 |
| Date of Death | 05-02-1945 |
| Next of Kin | Son of John William and Hannah Lightfoot. Husband of Elsa Eleanor Lightfoot, of West Hartlepool (born 20 November 1916, married 3rd Quarter 1939). |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
| Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Hartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery |
| Grave Reference | Plot 10. Div. A. C. of E. Grave 194. |
IBCC Memorial Information
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 199 |
Enlistment Information
| Service Number | 999520 |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Group | - |
| Squadron | Serving with 9171 Servicing Echelon |
| Trade | Ground staff |
| Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
| Born 28 March 1913, West Hartlepool, Durham. The 1939 Census shows him employed as a Fitter (Electrical), and living at 7 Stockton Street, West Hartlepool, Durham. |
| Buried 10th February 1945. The Hartlepool Mail – Monday, February 12, 1945. AIRMAN’S FUNERAL The funeral took place on Saturday of L.A.C. James Lightfoot R.A.F., who died suddenly in hospital at Ely, Cambs. A native of Brandon Colliery, he was very well known in West Hartlepool through his marriage to Miss Elsa Thompson, of the Crown Inn, Stockton Street. He was home on leave a fortnight ago. Prior enlistment in the RAF. in April. 1940, L.A.C. Lightfoot was employed at the West Hartlepool Greyhound Racing Stadium. The funeral service was held in Christ Church, the Rev. Burn officiating, and the interment was at Stranton Grange Cemetery, where the “Last Post” was sounded. The chief mourners were his wife, father, brothers Frank and Ernest, Mrs. Masters, Mrs. Poole, Mrs. Hodgson (sisters), John Masters (nephew). Mrs. Clenell and Alice Lightfoot (nieces), Mrs. S. E. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Knowles, Mr. Masters, and Mrs. and Miss Lindsley. F/O. Sampson represented the officers, N.C.O.s, and airmen of the R.A.F. As well as the family wreaths, floral tributes were received from Mrs. Lindsley and family, Commanding Officer, officers and other ranks, N.C.O.s, and airmen R.A.F. Mr, and Mrs. Slater and Stanley and Norman Slater, Mr. and Mrs. Dove, Mr. and Mrs. Metcalfe, Mr. and Mrs. Dryden, Mrs. Harland. “His pals in Room 2,” and Mrs. Courtney and Jen. |
| North Creake ORB: “There was only one item of medical interest during last month. On the 6th [sic] February, 1945, an airman was found in a state of coma in his billet. He was immediately brought into the sick quarters and placed on the Dangerously Ill List. Later he was flown in an Oxford aircraft with the medical Officer and orderly to R.A.F. Station, Witchford, where an ambulance from R.A.F Hospital, Ely, was waiting to transfer the patient to the hospital. The patient died a few hours after admission. This was the first air evacuation from the Station since the Station was formed.” |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
| Start Date | - |
| End Date | - |
| Takeoff Station | North Creake |
| Reason for Aircraft Loss | LAC Lightfoot was evacuated by air from RAF North Creake and flown to RAF Witchford, from where an ambulance took him to RAF Hospital, Ely where, very sadly, ‘the patient died a few hours after admission’ (North Creake ORB). Died of a cerebral haemorrhage in RAF Hospital, Ely (source: Hartlepool Mail) |