Baumann, Albert Elvin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Elvin |
Surname | Baumann |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Paul and Maud Kate Baumann, of Portslade, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE188 |
Markings | WS-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 16. A. 5. |
Epitaph | GOD CALLED THE SON WE LOVED SO WELL, TO HIS HOME ABOVE WITH HIM TO DWELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1293621 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Last heard by Bardney ATC at 2348 16Dec43 calling on W/T. Crashed at Salzbergen 7 km NW of Rheine. |