Townsend, Albert Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Eric |
Surname | Townsend |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Ivy Annie Townsend, of Gloucester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5661 |
Markings | QR-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 66. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED SON, LOST ON AIR OPERATIONS. EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 925413 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
On loan to Coastal Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-08-1942 |
End Date | 19-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Shipping attack North Coast Spain |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |