Child, Alan James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Alan James |
Surname | Child |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 19-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Richard and Ethel Maud Child, of Mitcham, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7657 |
Markings | TL-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2A. C. 6. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE AS HE LIVED IT; GLORIOUSLY. WE SALUTE HIM. DAD, MUM, BILL AND ERN. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 116134 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/38 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1942 |
End Date | 20-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (75% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken. 118 aircraft, 5 losses (4.2%). PFF were to mark two targets but ground haze presented difficulties and bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an Me110 and crashed at Blesme, France |