Larkins, James Beattie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Beattie |
Surname | Larkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herman Sidney Larkins and of Marian Ethel Larkins (Nee Nightingale), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3758 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 117. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41338 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-06-1942 |
End Date | 23-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (62% moon) |
Operation | Emden. 227 aircraft with generally good results reported. Decoy fires drew many bombs so in fact damage to the city was relatively light. 4 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost over the sea |