Bird, Alan William Porteous
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan William Porteous |
Surname | Bird |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 17-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Lilias Gibson Bird, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9630 |
Markings | BL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 4. Grave 85. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401369 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Squadron Motto | Hostem a caelo expellere (To drive the enemy from the sky) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7680 (P360614/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-07-1941 |
End Date | 17-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (44% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast |