Allen, Alfred George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alfred George |
Surname | Allen |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry James Allen and Ellen Allen, of Sherbrooke, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP718 |
Markings | EQ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. B. 12. |
Epitaph | FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN EVERLASTING PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95213 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Hemmingstedt- for an attack on the Deutche Erdoel oil refinery. 281 aircraft, 5 lost. The bombs fell between 2 and 3 miles from the target. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a combination of flak and a night-fighter, crashing at Nordhastedt, ESE of Heide, Germany |