Beesley, Alec Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alec Henry |
Surname | Beesley |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Esther May Beesley, of Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1220 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leeuwarderadeel (Jelsum) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row K. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT TO HIM, O LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404631 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-09-1942 |
End Date | 05-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 0339 at Jelsum (Friesland) 5 Km NNW of Leeuwarden Holland. Probably a victim of Oblt E Lippe-Weisenfeld 0f 5/NJG2 |