Grimwade, James William (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-July-26

Male Head

Birth Date: 1911-June-30

Born: Mount Garnet, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia

Parents: Son of Royce Edmund and Mary Augustus Grimwade

Spouse: Husband of Vite Grimwade, of Hamilton, Queensland, Australia

Home: Hamilton, Queensland

Enlistment: Sydney, New South Wales

Enlistment Date: 1941-February-03

Service

RAAF

Unit

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

Base

RAF Coningsby

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Wireless Operator/Air Gunner

Service Numbers

403664

Home
Google MapHamilton, Queensland
Target
Google MapDuisburg Germany
Final Burial
Google MapConingsby Cemetery
Row 65 Grave 1292

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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