Ryan, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Ryan |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Sarah Ryan, of Amble. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT624 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amble West Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 31. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1019207 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
On loan to Coastal Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-12-1942 |
End Date | 15-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Beaulieu |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Submarine patrol, Bay of Biscay |
Reason for Loss | Experienced engine trouble and returned to Beaulieu. One wing was seen to drop while on the approach and the aircraft went into a spin and crashed. |