Carter, Ambrose Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ambrose Thomas |
Surname | Carter |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Edwin and Lilian Carter. Husband of Margaret McIntyre Carter, of Shoreham-By-Sea, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9202 |
Markings | OJ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Milan War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | III. B. 1. |
Epitaph | KEPT CLOSE, IS NOT FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1253846 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-11-1942 |
End Date | 30-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (60% moon) |
Operation | Turin- Fiat works. 36 aircraft, 2 losses (5.5%). Poor weather- only some crews crossed the Alps. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Irasco-Finerola, Italy |