Aldred, Bernard George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bernard George |
Surname | Aldred |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 05-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert George and Hilda Annie Aldred, of Selby, Yorkshire. One of five sons, four of whom served in the war (Bill being unable to due to having suffered from polio). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB603 |
Markings | HW-E Take It Easy |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gorssel General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 27. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEARLY BELOVED SON AND BROTHER R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1492353 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Squadron Motto | Sarang tebuan jangan dijolok (Malay - Don't let anyone attack the hornet's nest) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Miscellaneous Information
Bernard worked as a farm hand at Quosquo Hall and Burton Hall for Webster Brothers and Huddlestones respectively. |
This aircraft was returning from its 104th operation when it was shot down. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 06-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Hannover |
Reason for Loss | A signal was received from the aircraft at 22:06 ‘target attacked.’ Crashed 23:00 near the hamlet of Haarbroek (Gelderland), 7 km SE of Gorssel |