Higgison, Alfred James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred James |
Surname | Higgison |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Henry Higgison, and of Adah Higgison, of Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6030 |
Markings | LS-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 64. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39635 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1941 |
End Date | 18-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Wesel |
Reason for Loss | Turned back due to clearing skies in target area but crashed into the North Sea |