Date of birth:

September 21st, 1920 (Lakefield/Quebec, Canada)

Date of death:

June 17th, 1944 (Alphen a/d Rijn, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Oud-Leusden (Rusthof)
Plot: 13. Row: 1. Grave: 2.

Service number:

J/28211

Nationality:

Canadian

James was born on September 21 1920 in Lakefield Quebec, the son of Wallace James Hamilton Lummis (deceased in 1939) and Sarah Agnes Lummis nee Millar of Rosemount Montreal. They were married on September 21 1916 in Hull Quebec. His brothers were Leslie P, Ethan G., Angus L., Brice R., Owen J. and John R. M. Lummis. His sisters were Isabel Millesa, Rowena Agnes and Lois Mary Lummis.

He was a parachute corder and member of the Church of England. He spoke English and read and wrote fairly well French. His sports were rugby, hockey, skiing, swimming and track.

He enlisted on August 17 1942 in Montreal and he went thereafter on August 11 1943 overseas to the UK.

James was killed in action on Saturday June 17 1944 age 23 due to a crash near Alphen a/d Rijn before or after an attack on Sterkrade near Oberhausen in Germany. His other fallen RCAF crew members were F/O Earl S. Dwyer age 22 in grave 13-1-10, P/O Stanley K. Kaiser age 25 in grave 13-1-5, P/O Arthur R. Moorby age 22 in grave 13-1-3, Sgt Thomas D. Turner age 29 in grave 13-9-191 and Sgt Norman E. Moore age 31 in grave 13-9-193. The fallen RAF Volunteer Reserve crew member was Sgt John H. Bolton age 28 in grave 13-1-4.

They unveiled in 2018 a monument in Alphen a/d Rijn for the whole fallen crew.

He served with the 434 Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force.

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