Roll of Honour

Roll of Honour

Porteous, James Cunningham

Rank: Pilot Officer

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Biography: Son of James and Ingrid Gusuva Porteous, Bo'ness ; born Bo'ness, 22 April 1924 ; educated at Bo'ness Academy. Entering the Royal Air Force in 1942, he attended a Cadets' course at the University. He saw a good deal of service, and then lost his life in an air accident in this country on 1 May 1945.

Date of Death: 1 May 1945

Burial Details: Buried at Bo'ness Cemetery, Sec. H. New Wall Border. Grave 146

Publication: Roll of Remembrance. Published 1952.


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