RAF
DOSSIER No 566369
F/Sgt. C. P. James
Full Name
Cyril Percy James
DOB
Nationality
British
Rank
Flight Sergeant
 
Year
 Postings
Rank
1932
 Joined the RAF
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19--
 Posted to 74 Squadron
Flight Sergeant
Portrait

F/Sgt. C. P. James was 16 when he joined the RAF at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire, in 1932.
He attended Halton and graduated as a Fitter II, Aero Engine Fitter and Rigger.
He was transferred to the Middle East and served with 74 squadron. Posted to Iraq, Libya, and Egypt. After a stay at R.A.F Habbaniya, he was transferred back to the United Kingdom in 1942.
Cyril was promoted to Flight Sergeant in 1942, and retired in 1946.

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Cyril married Joan Irene (Rhodes) James in 1943 before being posted to Scotland in various service and repair echelons.