Wakeford, Alan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan |
Surname | Wakeford |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-08-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | W5536 |
Markings | PH-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Benhilton (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | North of Tower. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1252727 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8328 (P361386/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1941 |
End Date | 15-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Rotterdam |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder over the Humber on return from raid and crashed near Grimsby |