Rose, Alfred William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred William |
Surname | Rose |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 29-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Rose and Rose Stella B. Rose (née Allen), of Holborn, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9501 |
Markings | TL-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. A. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 746835 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Squadron Motto | Uno animo agimus (We act with one accord) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Location | Roadside location (off E6), F�ttenfjord, near �senfjord, Tr�ndelag Fylke |
Country | Norway |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone atopped with inert aerial sea mine and Tirpitz anchor chain link |
Memorial Text |
For Frihet Til minne om Allierte Flymannskaper fra RAF drept under angrep pa det tyske slagskipet Tirpitz i F�ttenfjord 1942
Translation "For freedom In memory of the Allied Aircrews from the RAF who died in attacks on the German Battleship Tirpitz in the F�ttenfjord 1942 " |
Miscellaneous Information
In the 1939 Register he is living with his mother at 25 Malden Crescent, Chalk Farm, Camden, London and working as a commercial traveller. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8653 (P361774/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/13 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/12 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1941 |
End Date | 29-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |