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Lynes, James William

Date of birth:
May 1st, 1914 (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
December 20th, 1942 (Over Oosterhout, The Netherlands)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Oosterhout Protestant Cemetery
Grave: 91.
Service number:
118825
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

He attended The Boys High School in Oxford. He joined Bomber Command in Nov 1940. Married his wife in 1941, trained as air crew for 6 months in South Africa from Sept 1941 - March 1942. Was posted to Lincolnshire for further training, posted to Waddington in Nov 1942. He was killed on their second mission in December.

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