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ALISON, Walter

Personal Information
Rank Sgt
Forename(s) Walter Herbert David
Surname Alison
Gender M
Age 28
Decorations
Date of death 13-05-1943
Next of kin Son of F. and Catherine Alison. Husband of Mary Elsie Alison, of Palmer's Green. Middlesex.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax II
Serial Number JB791
Markings VR-X
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Belgium
Burial/Memorial Place Hotton War Cemetery
Grave Reference XI. C. 6..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 122
Enlistment information
Service Number 1377990
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 6
Squadron 419 (Moose)
Trade WOp/AG
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
McMillan G A (WO1)
Last Operation information
Start Date 12-05-1943
End Date 13-05-1943
Takeoff Station Middleton St. George
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Duisburg. 572 aircraft, 34 losses (5.9%). Near-perfect PFF marking lead to highly concentrated bombing and a significant improvement on the three preceding recent raids on Duisburg. The centre and port areas of the city were badly damaged, including four of the August Thyssen steel plants. Such was the success of this raid that no further raids were planned on Duisburg for some time.
Reason for Loss Hit by flak at 20000' after leaving the target area. Partially abandoned and crashed at Bedburg-Hau