Cumming, Alister Godfrey
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alister Godfrey |
Surname | Cumming |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Alice Margaret Cumming, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9185 |
Markings | HA-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Brieuc Western Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H. Row A. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/87313 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Cumming Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1942 |
End Date | 07-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the mouth of the River Gironde, France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed west of St. Brieuc, France |