Mitchell, Albert Ardagh
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Albert Ardagh |
Surname | Mitchell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Cripps Mitchell and Marguerite Ridley Mitchell, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His Brother, Thomas Ridley Mitchell, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L8718 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bury Cemetery, Huntingdonshire |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 24. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER YOU (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 74 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/105365 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 29-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in flames near RAF Bassingbourn in Cambridgeshire |