Tanner, James Roy
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Roy |
Surname | Tanner |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Albert Tanner, and of Maria Tanner, of Battersea, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LJ993 |
Markings | NF-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 212. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 183732 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-11-1944 |
End Date | 09-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Crupper 11, for Norway |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |