Small, Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert |
Surname | Small |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Margaret Small, of Mill Hill, Blackburn, Lancashire. Husband of Mabel Small, of Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME556 |
Markings | BQ-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eragny Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1131750 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-06-1944 |
End Date | 07-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Acheres |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on a strategic rail target, crashing at Eragny on the outskirts of Paris |