Campbell, Alexander Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Alexander Bruce |
Surname | Campbell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Bruce Campbell and Dora Helen Campbell, of Willowdale, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK274 |
Markings | KO-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. F. 3. |
Epitaph | BELOVED ONLY SON OF ALEXANDER BRUCE AND DORA HELEN CAMPBELL, TORONTO, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/10769 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 18-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Fallersleben (Opel works). 22 aircraft, 8 losses (36.4%). A costly failure since on three aircraft bombed the target due to cloud cover |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Wunstorf, WNW of Hanover |