Grenon, Alfred Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alfred Joseph |
Surname | Grenon |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Joseph and Ida Marie Grenon. Husband of Rosalie L. Grenon, of Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE177 |
Markings | NA-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 73. |
Epitaph | UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/119705 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Grenon Island, Manitoba; 8km west of Shannon Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1943 |
End Date | 22-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Nectarines area |
Reason for Loss | Overshot the runway on return to base and crashed just beyond the airfield |