Hollingworth, Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alexander |
Surname | Hollingworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Alexander and Maude Hollingworth, of Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9289 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Doncaster (Rose Hill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Grave 165. |
Epitaph | HE LIVED NOBLY AND DIED BRAVELY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404246 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11399 (P365177/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1942 |
End Date | 06-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Turned back from Cherbourg after starboard engine failure. Caught fire and crashed at Barnsley while trying to force land after order to bale out had been given |