Osborne, James Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Leslie |
Surname | Osborne |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Leslie and Maud Osborne, of Daventry, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED357 |
Markings | PH-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 69. Row C. Coll. grave 20. |
Epitaph | AT THE END OF THE LANE OF SHADOWS HE WILL MEET US WITH A SMILE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1172557 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Possibly shot down by night-fighter, crashing into Ijsselmeer nr. town of Dronten. |