Beaton, Alexander Collie
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alexander Collie |
Surname | Beaton |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Malcolm and Jessie Ann Beaton, of Glasgow. Husband of Jean Druce Beaton, of Mount Florida, Glasgow. Chartered Secretary. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | RV305 |
Markings | 8K-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. E. 20. |
Epitaph | DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF JEAN DRUCE YOUNG, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1063934 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 571 |
Trade | Navigator |
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 | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of 571 (Mosquito) Sqn. aircrew of RAF Oakington 1944 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
A chartered secretary in civilian life |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Magdeburg. 31 Mosquitoes, 2 lost. |
Reason for Loss |