Marshall, James Eglington "Nigger"
- Date of birth:
- 1918 (Circa, Southwest Africa)
- Date of death:
- April 18th, 1942 (Widford/Hertfordshire, Great Britain)
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth War Graves Maidstone Cemetery
Plot: CC1. Grave: 44.
- Service number:
- 70809
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
James Eglington Marshall was born in 1918 as son to Hugh Haddow Marshall, R.N.R., and Daisy Miriam Marshall.
Promotions:
November 24th, 1937: Acting Pilot Officer on probation;
October 30th, 1938: Acting Pilot Officer;
June 23rd, 1940: Pilot Officer;
September 3rd, 1940: Flying Officer;
?: Acting Flight Lieutenant;
July 7th, 1941: Acting Squadron Leader;
September 3rd, 1941: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.).
Career:
September 23rd, 1937: No.4 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School, Brough;
November 24th, 1937: No. 1 RAF Depot, Uxbridge;
December 11th, 1937: No. 8 Flying Training School, Montrose;
March 1939: No. 85 Squadron, Debden;
July 7th, 1941: Commanding Officer No. 1452 Flight.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Flight Lieutenant
- Unit:
- No. 85 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1941
LG 35148/2446.
Sources
- Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
- - The London Gazette of 7th December 1937, Issue 34461
- The London Gazette of 15th November 1938, Issue 34570
- The London Gazette of 3rd September 1940, Issue 34937
- The London Gazette of 20th September 1940, Issue 34949
- The London Gazette of 29th April 1941, Issue 35148
- The London Gazette of 28th October 1941, Issue 35326
- Commonwealth Wargraves Commission