Walker, James Dickson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Dickson |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James C. and Isobel Walker, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP769 |
Markings | EQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 14. D. 7-10. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS YOUNG LIFE FOR HIS BELOVED CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95512 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1945 |
End Date | 09-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg- to attack the shipyards. 440 aircraft, 6 losses. Bombing was scattered due to cloud cover. Although some damage was probably caused to the shipyards, the American 8th Air Force had attacked the target only a few hours earlier so it was impossible to differentiate the damaged caused by the two raids |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Heidenau, NW of Tostedt, Germany |