Down, Alfred James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alfred James |
Surname | Down |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Alfred William and Charlotte Harper Down, of Chatham, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK495 |
Markings | KO-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ameland (Nes) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot D. Row 13. Grave 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/109725 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-03-1943 |
End Date | 03-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the Frisian islands |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the sea of Ameland |