Aitken, Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alexander |
Surname | Aitken |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | IGSM |
Date of Death | 07-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Jean Robertson Smith Aitken, of Balornock, Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R3236 |
Markings | LF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. A. 10-13. |
Epitaph | HAPPY MEMORIES SINCERE AND TRUE, FROM THOSE WHO THOUGHT THE WORLD OF YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 513170 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 37 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
He had flown with the RAF on India's North-West Frontier |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/388/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/388/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1940 |
End Date | 07-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Bomb port facilities at Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak on Jever airfield and crashed nearby |