Gray, Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alexander |
Surname | Gray |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Mary Gray, of Aberdeen. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ492 |
Markings | C8-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aberdeen (Springbank) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. T. Grave 212. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1565369 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Wanne-Eickel- to attack a benzol plant. 323 aircraft, 4 losses. The target was completely covered and as a result the bombing was far from accurate. The Germans thought that the target was the Shamrock coal mine. 68 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Flying at 500' 12 minutes after takeoff, the pilot reduced power and banked to port. Moments later the aircraft crashed into woods near Lockington, Yorkshire |