Foster, Alfred Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Alfred Francis |
Surname | Foster |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 12-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Howard James Foster and of Betsie Foster (Nee Davies). Husband of May Foster, of Hessle, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG406 |
Markings | MA-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 119. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 165 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126581 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Physician 32 and Charlotte |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |