Lutz, Alfred Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alfred Edward |
Surname | Lutz |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Louis August Alfred and Margaret Maud Lutz, of Perth, Western Australia. Husband of Melva Esther Lutz, of South Como, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM748 |
Markings | UG-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/3. Grave 186. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS WIFE AND SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 201 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429710 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Diversionary raid comprising 95 aircraft in support of main operations. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder, crashing east of Stapleford, SSW of Lincoln. The force of impact was such that the bodies could either not be found or could not be identified, as the entire crew is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |