Sparke, James Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Alfred |
Surname | Sparke |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herman Charles and Lucy May Sparke, of Clacton-On-Sea, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK688 |
Markings | XY-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. E. 7. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 245 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1867038 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1945 |
End Date | 04-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund- to attack the Hansa benzol facility. 149 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 4 lost. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Westerfilde im Wald, Germany |