Vidler, Alfred Newton
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alfred Newton |
Surname | Vidler |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stephen Emerson Vidler and Edith Maud Vidler, of Blayney, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA900 |
Markings | QR-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. F. 1-16. |
Epitaph | MAY HIS SACRIFICE BE APPRECIATED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413049 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-08-1943 |
End Date | 18-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Peenemunde (Operation Hydra, part of Operation Crossbow - Destruction of the V2) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Greifswald |