Thomson, James Handiside
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Handiside |
Surname | Thomson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Ellen Jane Thomson, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7512 |
Markings | OJ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 16. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS AS DEAR TO-DAY AS IN THE HOUR HE PASSED AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/9862 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | James Thomson Lake, Manitoba; 10km west of Sipiwesk Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13715 (P368221/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1942 |
End Date | 27-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Rostock. Just over 100 bombers split roughly 50:50 between the town and the Heinkel factory. A very successful raid with more than two thousand buildings destroyed |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed in the Baltic Sea |