Chapman, Alfred William Musgrave
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred William Musgrave |
Surname | Chapman |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Austin Henly Chapman and Linda Coniston Chapman, of Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2879 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 62. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402457 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9325 (P362624/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-09-1941 |
End Date | 29-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on w/t 10 hours after leaving base. Crashed into the sea |