Date of birth:

June 3rd, 1918 (Caterham/Surrey, England)

Date of death:

August 28th, 1941 (Schiedam/South Holland, The Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Crooswijk
Plot: LL. Row: 2. Grave: 9.

Service number:

44267

Nationality:

Canadian

James was born on June 3 1918 in Caterham England, the son of Major-General Alexander and Mrs. R. O. Alexander.

He was the husband of Barbara I. Alexander, of Victoria, British Columbia.

He had a pre-war R.C.A.F. service under service number C989.

His sports were rugby and hockey.

James was killed in action on Thursday August 28 1941 age 24 due to a crash near the slaughterhouse in Schiedam before or after an attack on Rotterdam.

The other fallen RAF crew members were F/Sgt Alexander J. Hardy in grave LL-2-10 and F/Sgt John L. Briggs in grave LL-1-9.

On his headstone: ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, CANADA

His name is also mentioned at the Memorial in Nanton Alberta.

His name is also mentioned at a monument in the municipality of Maassluis.

He served with the 88 Hong Kong Sqdn Royal Air Force.

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