Fetherston, Alan James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan James |
Surname | Fetherston |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percival Gordon and Lilian Kate Fetherston, of Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hereford I |
Serial Number | L6053 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row A. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 748733 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-08-1940 |
End Date | 06-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- first solo on type |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on first solo flight, coming down at Caulcott, near Bicester |