Barford, Alan Hedges
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alan Hedges |
Surname | Barford |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-11-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9752 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Streatham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block G. Grave 329. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 102076 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10581 (P364161/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-11-1941 |
End Date | 29-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit back to base (Oakington) |
Reason for Loss | Landed at Driffield 3 days earlier following an op on Emden. Believed to have suffered engine failure while flying in poor visibility at 500' |