Bostock, Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert |
Surname | Bostock |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Uriah and Alice Bostock, of Nottingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL136 |
Markings | WL-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nottingham Southern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. N.29. Grave 81. |
Epitaph | WE WHO LOVED YOU WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1541998 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Former Control Tower, old Tholthorpe airfield site, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-12-1943 |
End Date | 30-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Damaged by flak, fatally wounding the flight engineer in the chest. The aircraft and remaining crew made a safe return to England. |