Melrose, Alan Andrew Watt
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Alan Andrew Watt |
Surname | Melrose |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Watt Melrose and Hannah Matthew Melrose, of Kelso, Roxburghshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito III |
Serial Number | HJ941 |
Markings | TW-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wevelgem Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave E. 477. |
Epitaph | YOU ARE ALWAYS IN MY THOUGHTS. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1344712 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 141 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/971/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/971/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-06-1944 |
End Date | 28-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- Serrate patrol over northern France |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Izegem, Belgium- 7km SE of Rosselare |