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ALEXANDER, Edward

Personal Information
Rank F/O
Forename(s) Edward David
Surname Alexander
Gender M
Age 27
Decorations
Date of death 12-09-1944
Next of kin Son of Mitchell Pattison Alexander and Edith Isobelle Alexander, of Davistown, New South Wales, Australia.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster I
Serial Number LM291
Markings GI-F
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Rheinberg War Cemetery
Grave Reference Coll. grave 18. B. 16-20..
Epitaph HE LOVED LIFE
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 122
Enlistment information
Service Number 37691
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 622
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Australia
Fellow Servicemen
Grice H (Sgt)
Hogan E A (W/O)
Macgugan I F (F/S)
Rust K W (F/S)
Thorogood W C (Sgt)
Weatherhead E A (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 12-09-1944
End Date 13-09-1944
Takeoff Station Mildenhall
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Frankfurt. 387 aircraft. The last major raid of the war on this target. 17 Lancasters lost (4.5%). Serious destruction of the western parts of the city where many industrial buildings were located. Some of the fires burned for three days, due in part to many of the city's firemen being away in Darmstadt due to the raid the previous night.
Reason for Loss Crashed 15km ENE of Pirmasens, Germany