Mansfield, James Arthur Augustus
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Arthur Augustus |
Surname | Mansfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James William and Clara Louise Mansfield, of East Greenwich, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND910 |
Markings | 6O-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
Grave Reference | Block "S". Plot 4. Row T. Coll. grave 17-22. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1804226 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Miscellaneous Information
The Air Bomber, F/O J B Armstrong evaded capture and was liberated in September 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Montdidier- to bomb the airfield. 92 aircraft, 4 losses, with much damage to the target |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Beaulieu les Fontaines, France |