James Edward Traill

1920 - 1945  (24 years)

• Name	James Edward Traill
  Born	26 Apr 1920	Drummond/North Elmsley Township, Ontario, Canada
  	Drummond Township, Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Mar 1945	Lamorménil, Luxemburg, België
  	World War II - Battle of Remagen Killed in Action
  Buried	Heverlee War Cemetery, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, België
  Person ID	I763	Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	William Ralph Traill,   b. 6 Apr 1892, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Maria Elizabeth Pretty,   b. 24 Jul 1897, Tatlock, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1984, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1915	Tatlock, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eileen Vivienne Rogers,   b. 17 May 1915,   d. Sep 1991, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England, United Kingdom  (Age 76 years)
  Married	17 Jan 1945	City of Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2021
  Family ID	F286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Apr 1920 - Drummond/North Elmsley Township, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Jan 1945 - City of Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Died - 21 Mar 1945 - Lamorménil, Luxemburg, België Buried - - Heverlee War Cemetery, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, België  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		James Traill
  		Wreckage of RCAF plane, Lancaster K.B. 778

  
  

  Documents

  Casualty Enquiry Investigation Report

  
  

  Headstones		James Traill Flying Officer J.E. Traill Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force 21st March 1945
  		William & Elizabeth Traill and daughter Rita. (James is listed, but buried in Belgium) TRAILL William R. 1892 - 1959 His Wife Elizabeth Pretty 1897 - 1984 F.O. James E. 1920 - 1945 Reta E. 1916 - 2011

  
  

  Census

  1921 Canada Census Drummond Township, Ontario

  
  

  Landmarks

  Heverlee War Cemetery

  
  

• Notes

  James had enlisted on 26 November 1941 and embarked from Halifax for the U.K. on 16 May 1943. He arrived at 3 PRC on 24 May 1943, No. 1(C) OTU 12 August 1943, 2PDC 7 October 1943, Gibraltar 23 October 1943, 48 Sqn. 14 October 1943, 161 Sqn. 1 March 1944, 138 Sqn 24 February 1944 and 161 Squadron 24 July 1944. Sadly James was to lose his life on 21 March 1945, only two months after his marriage. Shot down in error by a Usaaf P-61 Night Fighter at Lamormenil near Dochamps returning from Soe Special Operation Norvic to Remagen, Germany