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ALBERTS, Edward

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) Edward Lloyd
Surname Alberts
Gender M
Age 24
Decorations
Date of death 23-04-1944
Next of kin Son of Benjamin John Alberts and Bertha Alberts (née Griffith), of Loverna, Saskatchewan, Canada. Husband of Gwendolyn Alberts (née Moore- marriage Edmonton, Alberta on 12 February 1943). Father of Edward Howard Alberts (born 12 August 1943).
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number JB684
Markings LQ-U
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Conde-sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery
Grave Reference Grave 1..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 121
Enlistment information
Service Number J/85518
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 8
Squadron 405 (Vancouver)
Trade Air Bomber
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Berkey G R (P/O)
Bosworth S (Sgt)
Grodecki J (P/O)
Oliver W R (P/O)
Saltzberry R A (P/O)
Tonkyn J W (P/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 22-04-1944
End Date 23-04-1944
Takeoff Station Gransden Lodge
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Laon- to bomb railway yards. 181 aircraft, 9 losses (5.0%). A two-wave attack that caused much damage to the railway yards.
Reason for Loss Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Conde-sur-Aisne, bursting into flames