Scorer, James Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Henry |
Surname | Scorer |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Edward and Mary Jane Scorer, of Gateshead, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3414 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rienne Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph | HAPPY AND SMILING ALWAYS CONTENT LOVED AND RESPECTED WHEREVER HE WENT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1113760 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1942 |
End Date | 25-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 2040. Cause of crash not established. Crashed 00:15 at Rienne (Namur), 14 km SSW of Beauraing, Belgium. Four crew killed, one prisoner of war |