True, James Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Bernard |
Surname | True |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Llewellyn and Mabel True, of Loscoe, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF405 |
Markings | HA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 133. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 256 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 50285 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
Crew on their first operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 28-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the Frisian Islands |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace believed to have been victim of a night fighter over the North Sea |