Eades, Alan Howard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alan Howard |
Surname | Eades |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Howard Eades and A. Gertrude Eades, of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK302 |
Markings | XD-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 131. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 136523 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |