Strickland, Algernon Guy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Algernon Guy |
Surname | Strickland |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Algernon Walter Strickland, and of Mary P. M. S. Strickland, of Gloucester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7528 |
Markings | LS-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. H. 8-11. |
Epitaph | THEY CARRY BACK BRIGHT TO THE COINER THE MINTAGE OF MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 904495 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Apperley, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Bronze Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of Algernon Guy Strickland, Sgt RAF, son of Algernon Walter and Mary Strickland. Born 22 September 1919, killed in action 9 May 1942. |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1942 |
End Date | 09-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Warnemunde |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Brodersby, Germany |