Blake
Bamford
James
Born in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Ancestors 
Brother of
Austin I. James and Vera G. (James) Lloyd-Williams
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 24
in France
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Oct 2015
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Blake James was born in England.
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Biography
War Service
Blake Bamford James served as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. On June 6th 1940 his Blenheim bomber was one of four losses sustained by 40 Squadron while attacking enemy troops between St Valery and Abbeville in northern France.[1]
Sources
- England & Wales Birth Registrations: Sep 1916, James, Blake B. Mother: Bamford District: Stafford Vol 6b Page 1. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Casualty Details. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1801049/JAMES,%20BLAKE%20BAMFORD
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