Sergeant
James
Humphrey
Caldwell
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of James Caldwell
and Olive Eva (Cowled) Caldwell
Brother of
Robert Frank Caldwell and Robert Frank Caldwell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 28
in North Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jan 2018
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Biography
James Caldwell is an Anzac who served in World War Two.
Sergeant James Caldwell was Killed in Action during World War II.
James was born in 1914 at Adelaide, South Australia, the son of James Caldwell and Olive Cowled.[1][2]
Military Service
On 7 December 1940 James enlisted to the Royal Australian Airforce at Adelaide, South Australia.[3]
On 27 July 1942, whilst in a flying battle over the North Sea of the Atlantic Ocean, James' plane crashed and he was killed.[4] He is memorialized at the Runnymede Memorial and at the Australian War Memorial.[5][6][4]
Sources
- ↑ "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"; Ancestry.com [database on-line]; James Humphry Caldwell, 1914; South Australia; F=Caldwell.
- ↑ World War II Service of Sgt James Humphrey Caldwell, Department of Veteran Affairs, Australian Government. See also Printable Certificate.
- ↑ National Archives Australia: 1056088 Service Record ; National Archives of Australia [images and database on-line]: Canberra, Australia; Department of Air, Central Office; Series: A9300, Correspondence files, multiple number (Melbourne) series (Primary numbers 1-323), 13 Nov 1939 - 31 Dec 1960; 163/95/328, CALDWELL James Humphrey - (Sergeant); Service Number - 407637; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Stirling; Place - Germany; Date - 27 July 1942. Digital copy available online.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sergeant James Humphrey Caldwell", Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #15246886, database and images (accessed 10 January 2019), memorial page for Sergeant James Humphrey Caldwell (unknown–27 Jul 1942), citing Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138).
- ↑ "UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947"; Ancestry.com [database on-line]; Peter Singlehurst; The Runnymede Memorial Part 3; James Humphrey Caldwell, age 28; d. 27 Jul 1942; buried at The Runnymede Memorial Part II in England; F=James M=Olive Eva.
- James Humphrey Caldwell (Virtual War Memorial Australia, https://vwma.org.au : accessed 3 Apr 2024)
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