HALSTEAD, James Lancaster

1917 - 1941  (24 years)

• Name	HALSTEAD, James Lancaster
  Birth	15 Feb 1917	near Middelburg, South Africa   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Ω Travel travelwith	Feb 1924	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	Kildonan Castle
  	South Africa Witness Role: Principal: James Thomas HALSTEAD
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Wesley House; Station Road, Totnes, Devon, England
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Wesley House; Station Road, Totnes, Devon, England   [3]
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	Wesley House; Station Road, Totnes, Devon, England
  	Undergraduate - Oxford
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	Wesley House; Station Road, Totnes, Devon, England   [3]
  	Undergraduate - Oxford
  Death	1 Jun 1941	Norway   [1, 4, 5]
  	He was a Flying Officer (Service no. 74350) in the RAF Volunteer Reserve (220 Squadron) based at RAF Wick in Caithness and was killed in action in a Lockheed Hudson during strikes against Norwegian coastal shipping and harbours. He is commmemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England.
  Newspaper Article	19 Dec 1941	Exeter, Devon, England
  	Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
  Newspaper Article	19 Dec 1941	Exeter, Devon, England   [6]
  	Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
  	TOTNES The Rev. J. T. Halstead (Supt. Methodist Minister at Totnes) and Mrs. Halstead have received official information that their son, Flight- Officer James Lancaster Halstead, previously reported missing, is now presumed killed. He was born in the Transvaal and was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, where he captained the School Rugby XV. He played for the South against North Public School Boys. He went to Brazenose College, Oxford, winning two scholarships and a Hulme Exhibition, thus reaching college as the result of his own efforts. He was a member of the Oxford University Air Squadron, and at the outbreak of war was called up and became a pilot officer in the Coastal Command.
  Administration (Probate)	17 Jun 1942	Llandudno Probate Registry, Wales
  Administration (Probate)	17 Jun 1942	Llandudno Probate Registry, Wales
  	Witness Role: administrator: James Thomas HALSTEAD
  Value of Estate	17 Jun 1942
  	£168 6s 3d
  Value of Estate	17 Jun 1942  [4]
  	£168 6s 3d
  Person ID	I14331	HalstedMaster
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	HALSTEAD, James Thomas,   b. 7 May 1876, Haslingden, Lancashire, England d. 11 May 1966, 808 Warwick Road, Solihull, Warwickshire, England (Age 90 years)
  Mother	LANCASTER, Edith,   b. 9 Apr 1882   d. 5 Apr 1954, the Hospital, Teignmouth, Devon, England (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	21 Apr 1908	the Register Office, Burnley, Lancashire, England   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F2768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3384] E-mail: Andrew Halstead, 3395. 3rd September 2010 [S3386] Website: https://ancestry.co.uk, (Multiple people - Used on all inbound passangers from UK 1890-1960), 10219. [S18607] Register 1939 Wesley House; Station Road, Totnes, Devon, England RG101/6849E/019, (RG101/6849E/019). [S8891] National Probate Indexes for England & Wales, (The annual indexes to all wills proved and administrations granted since January 1858. To order a copy see their website: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills), 14. [S3367] Website: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 15. [S6923] British Newspaper Archive, (This is a single source that covers all entries in the British Newspaper Archive. Check each individual's entries for any articles that record more details and information. Website: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/), Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Friday 19th December 1941, 31. [S78] GRO Marriages Indexes, (Available on many websites - This covers all Marriage registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 2. Q2 1908 - Ref 8e 591 - Burnley