Mackenzie, Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alexander |
Surname | Mackenzie |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Mackenzie, of Broughty Ferry, Angus. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9739 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. C. 1A. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY, I WILL REMEMBER THEE. MOTHER Song of Solomon 2:17 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 202 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1006455 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1941 |
End Date | 08-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Berlin- industrial, railway and utility targets hit. Last raid on Berlin for more than a year |
Reason for Loss | Remainder of the crew became PoWs |