Sumner, Alan Henry John
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Alan Henry John |
Surname | Sumner |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 17-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Llewellyn Alan and Dorothy Sumner, of Knowle Park, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR880 |
Markings | TL-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Milan War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave I. C. 1-2. |
Epitaph | ONE OF THE DEAREST, ONE OF THE BEST, GOD GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126845 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
F/L R D Ferguson (Navigator) and Sgt. R L Hooper survived and became PoW, although F/L Ferguson never made it as far as a PoW camp, having escaped from Turin military hospital on 8th November 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1943 |
End Date | 17-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Turin. 154 aircraft, 4 losses (2.6%). Crews claimed a concentrated attack including to the Fiat plant but the number of dead and injured was lower than in recent raids (5 and 56 respectively). This was the last raid on Italian cities |
Reason for Loss |