Perrett, Alwyn
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alwyn |
Surname | Perrett |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Rose Perrett, of Briton Ferry, Neath. Husband of Evelyn Martha Perrett. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1232 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Neath (Ynysymaerdy) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot A. Grave 834. |
Epitaph | HIS SMILE IS GONE FOR EVER HIS VOICE WE CANNOT HEAR WE'LL NEVER LOSE THE MEMORY OF THE ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1375503 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1942 |
End Date | 31-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Went out of control and hit a tree during an attempt to overshoot the runway |