Sharpe, Alex
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alex |
Surname | Sharpe |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Margaret Sharpe, of Loanhead, Midlothian. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Boeing Fortress III |
Serial Number | SR382 |
Markings | BU-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 6. |
Epitaph | DEAR ALEX. BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES CHERISHED FOR EVER. LOVING MOTHER AND FATHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1011102 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1323/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1323/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 21-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Bomber Support- in support of the attacks on Scholven-Buer and Wesseling |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Bergharen, Gelderland, Holland |