Meads, Alfred Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Victor |
Surname | Meads |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Date of Death | 26-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Meads (died 1945) and Ann Meads (née Stokes, died 1945) or Burton Latimer, Northants. Husband of Eva Annie Meads (née Moore). Date of marriage Sept 1936 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED613 |
Markings | QR-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. D. 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1212282 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Squadron Motto | Per puram tonantes (Thundering through the clear air) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 29 Oct 1910 in Burton Latimer. Worked as a clothing works manager before enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1943 |
End Date | 26-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak from 4./Schw.Flak Abt 321 and 5. and 6./Schw.Flak Abt.462. Crashed at Essen-Karnap at 0:44 hrs. All of the crew were initially buried in Dusseldorf North Cemetery. |