Ferme, Alexander Wightman
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alexander Wightman |
Surname | Ferme |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James H. Ferme, and of Helen S. Ferme, of Broxburn, West Lothian. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA111 |
Markings | 6Y-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. G. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1056421 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 171 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Halifax NA687 6Y-Y lost on 08 Mar 1945 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 171 Sqn at RAF North Creake during WWII |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1102/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1102/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Creake |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support over Münster with a mixture of bombs and clusters |
Reason for Loss | This aircraft carried an unusually wide array of armaments and facilities, including Mandrel and Window |