Alexander, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Alexander |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 05-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Violet Maud Alexander, of Putney, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington Ic |
Serial Number | Z6657 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Egypt |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fayid War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. D. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 956796 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 205 |
Squadron | 104 |
Squadron Motto | Strike Hard |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/821/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/821/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Operation | Bombing attack on El Daba |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a Ju88 during a night raid, killing Sgt. Alexander. The aircraft made an otherwise safe return to base. |