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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.
    Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

    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

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