Pepper, Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred |
Surname | Pepper |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Thomas and Daisy Pepper, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1587 |
Markings | OJ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. T.T. Grave 576. |
Epitaph | IN THE GARDEN OF MEMORY WE MEET EVERY DAY. HIS MAM, DAD AND FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 225 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 652884 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6482 (P359157/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1001/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1001/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-05-1941 |
End Date | 17-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a meteorological Hurricane and crashed NE of Ely, Cambs |