Magill, Alfred Benjamin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Benjamin |
Surname | Magill |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bernard Frederick and Florence Magill, of West Ham, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED976 |
Markings | HW-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Voorst (Terwolde) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 8A. Row 1. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. REMEMBERED BY THOSE WHO LOVE HIM. SLEEP IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1384719 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Lt Warner Rapp III./NJG1) and crashed 0244 at Terwolde (Gelderland) 5 Km NW of Deventer Holland. |