Broome, Alfred Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Thomas |
Surname | Broome |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Broome, of Bishop's Castle. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB715 |
Markings | PH-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bishop's Castle (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | East of church. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13, KJV) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 545146 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | On return, the Lancaster crashed at Hainton on the Lincolnshire Wolds |