Dickie, Alexander Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Alexander Gordon |
Surname | Dickie |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Harrison Dickie and Mabel Campbell Dickie. Husband of Mrs Ethel Audrey Dickie, of Toronto, Ontario |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND675 |
Markings | HW-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | A. 13. 25. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/9270 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Miscellaneous Information
One crew member evaded capture and four became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1944 |
End Date | 10-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying in Baltic waters |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Waltham at 2123 hrs tasked with laying mines in the Baltic. Aircraft was intercepted at 20,000 feet and shot down by a night fighter, possibly by Lt Wolf Gutter of 3./NJG3 South of Grinsted at 0345 hrs |