Bissell, Albert frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert frank |
Surname | Bissell |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Francis and Mary Elsie Bissell, of Ruatapu, Westland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2921 |
Markings | PM-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ameland (Nes) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot D Row 15. Grave 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404051 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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 27/814/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-06-1942 |
End Date | 24-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Lost off the Dutch coast during a mining operation to the Frisians |