Austin, Albert Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Sydney |
Surname | Austin |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Frederick and Ella Elizabeth Austin, of Aston, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | R1785 |
Markings | FU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row C. Joint grave 1-2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1159702 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 458 (Australian) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 458 Sqn RAAF who gave their lives, 1941-1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest with inscribed Metal Plaque, Encased Woven Pennant |
Memorial Text | A pennant and plaque in memory of members of 458 Sqn RAAF who gave their lives, 1941-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
A granite memorial that was erected to the memory of this crew in October 2008. It is near the R1785 crash-site near Golleville, France, at the junction of the D126 & the D326. |
Born June 1920 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11465 (P365263/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1902/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1902/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-01-1942 |
End Date | 09-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cherbourg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak, crashing near Cherbourg |