According to a newspaper article, he was repatriated to UK Oct 1944 Died 1944-11-10 in Canada
no other known link to Canada
James, William Birdsall James (Warrant Officer )
Prisoner of War 1941-August-19
Birth Date: unkown date
Born:
Parents: William Thomas James and Clara James, of Leeds.
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
51 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure
Base
Rank
Warrant Officer
Position
Service Numbers
989723
Target
Cologne Germany
Crew or Other Personnel
Whitley Z6566
Mission
Whitley V Z6566
Bombing Cologne Germany 1941-August-18 to 1941-August-19
51 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire
From Nation archives in Britain
Sergeant D A Switzer (RCAF), Sergeant W B James (RCAF), Sergeant C D Roberts, Sergeant A G Lowe, Sergeant H R Janes: prisoners of war; aircraft shot down and crashed near Cologne, Germany, Whitley Z6566, 51 Squadron, 19 August 1941
Whitley Z6566 V - Bombing Cologne Germany - 1941-08-18 to 1941-08-19
Squadron: 51 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-08-18
Completion Date: 1941-08-19
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Cologne Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire
Take Off Time: 21:44:00
Squadron Code: MH-Q
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Maastricht Netherlands
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason:
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
From Nation archives in Britain
Sergeant D A Switzer (RCAF), Sergeant W B James (RCAF), Sergeant C D Roberts, Sergeant A G Lowe, Sergeant H R Janes: prisoners of war; aircraft shot down and crashed near Cologne, Germany, Whitley Z6566, 51 Squadron, 19 August 1941
