Warrant Officer, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 132 Sqdn.
SON OF JOSEPH AND MILLICENT HYDE, OF SAN JUAN, TRINIDAD.
James married on 11/08/1941 in Totnes, Devon, England to Mary Ada Tilden (1910 (Jul-Aug-Sep) – 1966). If they had children is not known.
Spitfire PL316 FF-S 132 Sqdn. took off 15.25 from airfield Deurne, Belgium, tasked with providing aerial cover during the Battle of Arnhem. Probably shot down and crashed near Rijksweg-Zuid and Wolfhoeksestraat, Reeth near Elst, Gelderland, the Netherlands.
Warrant Officer James Joseph Hyde was initially buried at the crash site in Reeth, Gelderland, the Netherlands. Was reburied on 22/01/1947 in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, his final resting place.
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