Wiggins, Alan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan |
Surname | Wiggins |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Wiggins, and of Edith Wiggins, of Hyde Park, Leeds, Yorkshire. His Brother Arthur Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME563 |
Markings | JO-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. G. 16. |
Epitaph | HE SAVED OTHERS, HIMSELF HE COULD NOT SAVE (From Matthew 27:42) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2201712 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1737hrs.Crashed in the vicinity of Teltow which is 16km SW centre of Berlin. Unknown cause of the crash. |