Godbehere, James Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Herbert |
Surname | Godbehere |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Horace William and Elsie Godbehere, of Verdun, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9307 |
Markings | -H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp |
Grave Reference | II. H. 40. |
Epitaph | HERE WE CRY WITH HEART'S ENDEAVOUR, GRANT HIM REST THAT IS FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 170 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/77436 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1502 Flt |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 1047 sortie raid- the first of the 1000 Bomber Raids. 1455 tons of bombs dropped, one third being incendiaries. Local reports state that there were 1700 large fires but no firestorm unlike Rostock and Lubeck since Cologne was a modern city with building |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on return leg in the SW suburbs of Antwerp, the port engine having detached fro the wing |