Chapman, Alfred Charles Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Charles Richard |
Surname | Chapman |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Higham Chapman and Fanny Chapman. Husband of Cissie Pansy Elizebeth Chapman, of Kettering, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE117 |
Markings | PG-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 3. 8. |
Epitaph | O THE MEMORY OF A VERY DEAR HUSBAND AND BROTHER. PANSY, MARY, JIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1579639 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
One of three crews shot down by Oblt. Hans Meisner in just 15 minutes. JA851 was shot down at 02:54, JA691 at 03:01 and lastly EE117 at 03:11 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-08-1943 |
End Date | 18-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Peenemunde (Operation Hydra, part of Operation Crossbow - Destruction of the V2) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Hans Meissner, 11./NJG 3). |