SAYER, James Albert
| Service Number: | 404547 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | CARLTON, NSW, 24 December 1915 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Somerset United Kingdom, 25 March 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Burnham-on-Sea Cemetery, Somerset, England Sec.0 Grave 3, Burnham Cemetery, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 404547 | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 404547, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
Hampden P5329
Handley-Page Hampden medium bomber P5329
On the 25 Mar 1942 P5329 from 455 Sqn (UB-J) RAAF aircraft took off from St Eval in Cornwall to return to its base at Wigsley. It had completed a gardening mission off Lorient, France and had to be diverted to St Eval due to bad weather. On return to Wigsley, the starboard prop came off and the aircraft crashed at 17.43hrs and burst into flames at Sparks farm Watchfield 2 miles East of Highbridge Somerset killing all the crew.
Pilot; Flt Lt Albert Herbert Metcalfe, DFC 67621 RAFVR - Camberwell New Cemetery London Square 69. Grave 7077.
Navigator/Bomb Aimer; Fg Off James Albert Sayer 404547 RAAF - Burnham-on-Sea Cemetery Sec. O. Grave 3.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner; FS George Stevenson Wilson 971301 RAFVR - Edinburgh (Piershill) Cemetery Sec. C. Grave 501.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner; Sgt Frederick Max Donohoe 402591 RAAF - Burnham-on-Sea Cemetery Sec. O. Grave 2.
Submitted 18 July 2019 by David Potter
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