Braid, Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alexander |
Surname | Braid |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Agnes Braid, of Gairneybridge. Husband of A. Braid. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED593 |
Markings | ZN-Y Admiral Prune II |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cleish Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 376. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 970033 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Cleish Parish Church, Perth & Kinross, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | 1939 - 1945 To the glory of God in loving memory of Sergeant Alexander Braid RAF killed in action over Bremen 30th Dec 1943 |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft was known as "Admiral Prune II", the original Admiral Prune having crash-landed during an operation against Turin on 4-5 February 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-12-1943 |
End Date | 30-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft hit by heavy flak near Bremen on return leg and heavily damaged. The wireless operator F/O E A Worthy was also injured. Returned on two engines and landed safely at Coltishall |