Vardy, Albert Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Albert Edward |
Surname | Vardy |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Hazel Luella Vardy, of Bancroft, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB784 |
Markings | NA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 281. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95514 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Miscellaneous Information
Drifted for 12 days before coming ashore and becoming PoW. It is not clear whether F/S Vardy died aboard the aircraft or the life raft |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1945 |
End Date | 14-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Kiel- to bomb the U-boat yards |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak on both outbound and return legs. Ditched due to three failing engines. |