Lockett, James Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Ernest |
Surname | Lockett |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Ada Lockett, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Nancy Lockett, of Toronto. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ628 |
Markings | SE-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Creil Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Grave 387. |
Epitaph | THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 200 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/94346 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 431 (Iroquois) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1858/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1858/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1944 |
End Date | 18-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Vaires- to attack railway yards. 110 aircraft- no report is available on the bombing results. Two aircraft lost. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed SW of Cramoisy, west of Creil, France |