Alexander, Ian Hamilton
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ian Hamilton |
Surname | Alexander |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Florence Jane Alexander, of Christchurch, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED476 |
Markings | PH-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 198. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39668 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1943 |
End Date | 13-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over the target, crashing in the Nordfriedhof area of Duisburg |