Campton, Albert Spencer Blair
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Albert Spencer Blair |
Surname | Campton |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Ruth A. Campton, of Ville St. Michel, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PA173 |
Markings | UL-Q2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 280. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95225 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother, J/95160 Clifden Homer Foch Campton, also died in the service of Bomber Command. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss and crash site not established. |