Hornseth, Alvin Marvin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alvin Marvin |
Surname | Hornseth |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
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Date of Death | 12-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Einar Ingebretson Hornseth and Mathilde Elise Hornseth, of Kandahar, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z1159 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot Q. Grave 398. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER, ALVIN MARVIN. OUR HEARTS ARE EVER WITH YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/101342 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hornseth Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1942 |
End Date | 12-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Landed awkwardly at the end of the exercise and then climber too steeply while trying to go round again. Stalled and crashed. |