Povey, Albert Edward Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Edward Charles |
Surname | Povey |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward Povey, and of Mary Matilda Povey, of Lasham, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4134 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 366390 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1939 |
End Date | 29-09-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Heligoland |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in flames between Heligoland and Wangerooge. May have fallen to a Me 109 piloted by Uffz Pirsch of I./ZG26 |