Sisley, Alan Francis Moir
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Alan Francis Moir |
Surname | Sisley |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 31-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis Andrew and Carina Faith Sisley. Husband of Josephine Mary Sisley, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF962 |
Markings | BQ-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 8. Row B. Coll. grave 1-8. |
Epitaph | MAY GOD WATCH BETWEEN ME AND THEE, WHILE WE ARE ABSENT ONE FROM THE OTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39008 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Australian but enlisted with RAF. He is listed on CWGC as RAF and incorrectly on the Australian War Memorial as RAAF. CWGC also omit his DFC |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 31-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Agenville |
Reason for Loss | Crashed during an attack on a V2 storage site, crashing at L'Etoile on the river Somme |