Hermels, Alphonse Roger
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alphonse Roger |
Surname | Hermels |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-03-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Sophie Hermels, of Brixton, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8845 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Streatham Park Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Square 8. Grave 2817. |
Epitaph | A YOUTH TO FORTUNE AND TO FAME UNKNOWN, LARGE WAS HIS BOUNTY AND HIS SOUL SINCERE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 517823 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1940 |
End Date | 12-03-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 90 Squadron Blenheim in a take-off crash on Upwood aerodrome and burnt out. Sgt Hermels died later from severe back injuries. |