Whitter, James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Whitter |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 15-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Ann Whitter, of Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ583 |
Markings | LK-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. A. 8. |
Epitaph | LORD HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL AND MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 178853 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Dülmen- to attack a Luftwaffe fuel storage depot. 115 aircraft, 1 lost. Not an accurate raid and only slight damage was caused to the depot |
Reason for Loss |