Atterton, Alfred William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alfred William |
Surname | Atterton |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Thomas Atterton and Ethel Maud Atterton. Husband of Lilian Atterton, of Redcar, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL308 |
Markings | NF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lusigny-sur-Barse Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 22. |
Epitaph | "ON WHOSE SOUL, SWEET JESUS, HAVE MERCY" DOWN MEMORY LANE WE MEET EACH DAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 182784 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-08-1944 |
End Date | 09-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Osric 45, for Belgium |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in France, probably between Geradot and Lusigny-sur-Barse. |