Unwin, Alfred Edmund
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alfred Edmund |
Surname | Unwin |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 14-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Machon and Frances Eleanor Unwin. Husband of Lynda Margaret Unwin, of Balgowlah, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM381 |
Markings | UL-E2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. E. 6. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK (From the Song of Solomon 2:17) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421420 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Squadron Motto | Carpe diem (Seize the day) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaque on wooden bench |
Memorial Text | In memory of Fl/Sgt. A.E. Unwin, Sgt. A. Barclay, Sgt. B.E. Clarke, Fl/Sgt. F.C. Hickling & Sgt. A.C. Jackson (who died 14th January 1944) and Sgt. B. Bootham & Fl/Lt. T.W.G. Morren (P.O.W.) of 576 Sqn. |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1944 |
End Date | 15-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and bomb load exploded, the aircraft crashing at Kollerbeck, near Hildesheim |