Box, Alfred Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alfred Joseph |
Surname | Box |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM, MiD |
Date of Death | 01-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick George Henry Box. Husband of Christina Manson Box, of Aberdeen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD905 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. B. 2. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580568 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in despatches January 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8781 (P361936/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-09-1941 |
End Date | 02-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near the target, three killed |