Alford, Reginald William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald William |
Surname | Alford |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 08-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick E. Alford, and of Mary Ann Alford, of Newton Abbot. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ632 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Devon and Bovey Tracey Cemetery |
Grave Reference | C. of E. Sec. Grave 240. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 168697 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 1655 MTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 1655 Mosquito Training Unit of No 8 (PFF) Group which was based at RAF Warboys, 1944 to 1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-11-1944 |
End Date | 08-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground near Lowestoft, Suffolk |