Davie, James Douglas (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-July-26

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Birth Date: 1917

Born:

Parents: Son of James and Theodora V Davie, of Felixstowe, Suffolk

Spouse:

Home: Felixstowe, Suffolk

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

106 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pro Libertate For freedom

Base

RAF Coningsby

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Rear Gunner

Service Numbers

752019

Home

Felixstowe, Suffolk

Target

Duisburg Germany

Final Burial

Felixstowe New Cemetery
Block B Section K Grave 40

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Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster R5683

Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Appleyard RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Appleyard, Geoffrey (RAFVR)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK

Sergeant Robert Lovie Beaddie RAF

Sergeant Beaddie, Robert Lovie (RAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK

Flight Sergeant Montague Darvill RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Darvill, Montague (RAFVR)
Observer
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK

Sergeant James Douglas Davie RAFVR

Sergeant Davie, James Douglas (RAFVR)
Rear Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Felixstowe New Cemetery, Suffolk, UK

Sergeant James William Grimwade RAAF

Sergeant Grimwade, James William (RAAF)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK

Pilot Officer Ray Branton Smith RCAF

Pilot Officer Smith, Ray Branton (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK

Sergeant Leonard Walter Young RAF

Sergeant Young, Leonard Walter (RAF)
Mid Upper Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, UK

Mission

Lancaster Mk.I R5683

Bombing Duisburg Germany 1942-July-26 to 1942-July-26

106 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Coningsby

106 Squadron (Pro Libertate) RAF Coningsby. Lancaster I aircraft R 5683 ZN-? had just taken off outbound for Duisburg, Germany when it exploded in mid-air and crashed on the mud flats near Butterwick, 4 miles ENE of Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Pilot Officer RB Smith (RCAF), FS G Appleyard DFM (RAFVR), FS M Darvill DFM (RAFVR), Sergeant RL Beaddie (RAF), Sergeant LW Young (RAF), Sergeant JD Davie (RAFVR), and Sergeant JW Grimwade (RAAF) were all killed in action

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