Baldwin, Albert Hankinson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Hankinson |
Surname | Baldwin |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Alice Baldwin, of Arrow, Warwickshire. Husband of Elizabeth Mary Baldwin. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD230 |
Markings | PO-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VII. E. 5. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS YOUR MEMORY IS KEPT, WE WHO LOVED YOU WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1579824 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock & Internal inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Clock and inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 14 July 1920 at Coventry. Resided at 22, Nightingale Lane, Earlsdon. Employed British Thompson Houston Ltd., Coventry as a draughtsman. Enlisted 26 September 1941. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Russelsheim |
Reason for Loss | One of four victims that night of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, crashing at Gouvy in the Ardennes |