Rheubottom, Alva Edison
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alva Edison |
Surname | Rheubottom |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Alice Rheubottom, of Sundridge, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ409 |
Markings | C8-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 17. F. 6-8. |
Epitaph | WHILE HE LIES IN PEACEFUL SLEEP, HIS MEMORY WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/92189 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-11-1944 |
End Date | 05-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 749 aircraft, 28 losses (3.7%), mainly due to night-fighters. 346 Free French Squadron lost 5 out of its 16 Halifaxes. A very successful attack with severe damage to the centre of Bochum. More than 4000 buildings were destroyed, including the steel works. 994 people were killed. This was the last major raid on Bochum |
Reason for Loss |