Wallace, James McRobbie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James McRobbie |
Surname | Wallace |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9170 |
Markings | OJ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Numansdorp Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row E. Joint grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 591267 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 479 aircraft, 33 losses (7.1%). PFF used pink pansies to accurately mark the target. 39 businesses in Dusseldorf and a further 13 in neighbouring Neuss were put out of action. Almost 1000 houses destroyed and 19427 people bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Oud Bijerland, SSW of Rotterdam |