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Flight Sergeant James Albert Easton

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Flight Sergeant James Albert Easton Veteran

Birth
Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Death
16 May 1942 (aged 26)
East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Burial
Great Bircham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England Add to Map
Plot
Plot 1. Row 3. Grave 13.
Memorial ID
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Military Service

Service Number: R/52841

Age: 26

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 407 Sqdn.


Flight Sergeant / Wireless Operator - Air Gunner.


James died when his aircraft crashed near Woodhall Spa on the approach to Coningsby, Lincs while returning from a shipping strike off the Frisian Islands with battle damage.


The other members of the crew were:

Pilot Officer, James Waldron Creedon - Pilot

Flying Officer Ralph King Howson,

Flight Sergeant Douglas Emanuel Parks

Flight Sergeant John Henry Robert Powell

Military Service

Service Number: R/52841

Age: 26

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 407 Sqdn.


Flight Sergeant / Wireless Operator - Air Gunner.


James died when his aircraft crashed near Woodhall Spa on the approach to Coningsby, Lincs while returning from a shipping strike off the Frisian Islands with battle damage.


The other members of the crew were:

Pilot Officer, James Waldron Creedon - Pilot

Flying Officer Ralph King Howson,

Flight Sergeant Douglas Emanuel Parks

Flight Sergeant John Henry Robert Powell


Inscription

IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR JIMMIE



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  • Maintained by: Sharon
  • Originally Created by: Margaret Rose
  • Added: Feb 2, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124543728/james_albert-easton: accessed ), memorial page for Flight Sergeant James Albert Easton (9 Sep 1915–16 May 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124543728, citing St Marys Churchyard, Great Bircham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England; Maintained by Sharon (contributor 47715883).