Lambert, Milford Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Milford Alexander |
Surname | Lambert |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Sarah A. Lambert, of Welwyn, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS604 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | le Thour Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/70699 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Squadron Motto | Despite the elements |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lambert Bay, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 502 aircraft, 21 losses (4.2%). Complete cloud cover lead to another failed operation. No deaths in the city itself but 18 reported in the surrounding areas, in stark contrast to the 108 losses in the air |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at le Thour, west of Rethel, France |