Kirby, Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred |
Surname | Kirby |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edmund Cecil and Catherine Edith Kirby, of Transcona, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7845 |
Markings | ZT-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fettercairn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/95300 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Kirby Lake, Manitoba; 15km east of Pointe du Bois |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-08-1942 |
End Date | 09-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elgin |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Loch Lee after an engine cowling came loose and fouled a propeller |