Pridding, James Barrie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Barrie |
Surname | Pridding |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Elsie May Pridding, of Holt. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NP931 |
Markings | C8-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Holt Cemetery |
Grave Reference | N.E. part. Grave 22. |
Epitaph | ALL YOU HAD HOPED FOR, ALL YOU HAD, YOU GAVE TO SAVE MANKIND; YOURSELF YOU SCORNED TO SAVE (from hymn Oh Valient Hearts) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 228 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2218849 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Luftwaffe operation 'Unternehmen Gisela' took place this night. Large numbers of night-fighters were ordered to intrude as the bombers returned to their bases. The losses were high on both sides |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (62% moon) |
Operation | Kamen- to attack a synthetic oil plant in the Bergkamen district. 234 aircraft, 1 lost. The oil refinery was severely damaged and no further production was possible. |
Reason for Loss | Attempted a landing at Woodbridge on return but thought to have fallen victim to an intruder on the final approach crashing into woods near Butley, Suffolk |