Aldridge, Henry William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Henry William |
Surname | Aldridge |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Ethel Louise Aldridge, of Rotherhithe, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7629 |
Markings | MG-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 27. B. 1-6. |
Epitaph | BEAUTIFUL ARE THE MEMORIES, SILENTLY KEPT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 128049 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1942 |
End Date | 07-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 207 aircraft, 8 losses (3.9%). Cloud cover lead to scattered bombing but the authorities in Duisburg classed it as the heaviest raid to date |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 6km SSW of Goch, Germany |