Weir, Alexander Allan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alexander Allan |
Surname | Weir |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Allen Weir and Ethel Maude Weir, of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1293 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 11. Grave 22. |
Epitaph | HIS DEEDS LIVE ON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405369 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Miscellaneous Information
Almost all sources incorrectly state that this airman was aboard Airspeed Oxford AS904. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1942 |
End Date | 03-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Went into a flat spin while flying straight and level, from which the pilot was unable to recover |