Campbell, James Easdale
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Easdale |
Surname | Campbell |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 02-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Barbara Hay Alexander Campbell, of Dennistoun, Glasgow. His Brother Joseph Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK612 |
Markings | LS-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Erp RC Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 8. |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER JOSEPH, SERGEANT, R.A.F (V.R.) WAS LOST IN AIR COMBAT 11TH JULY 1941 AGE 21 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 145182 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1944 |
End Date | 02-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Homberg- Meerbeck oil plant. 184 aircraft using G-H. 5 losses (2.7%). Large fires and thick black smoke were seen by the crews |
Reason for Loss | Collided at 20000' with another 15 Sqn Lancaster (PB115 LS-W), both crashing near Erp, SSW of Uden, Holland |