Corker, Alfred Willie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Willie |
Surname | Corker |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Hettie Corker, of Woodhouse, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF348 |
Markings | OJ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sowerby Bridge Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Uncons. Grave 660. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 570419 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 27/1002/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-10-1942 |
End Date | 11-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the mouth of the Gironde |
Reason for Loss | Serious technical problem developed shortly after takeoff and the pilot attempted to land. Hit trees on approach and crashed at Swaffham, Norfolk |