Wedderspoon, Alan Bayne
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan Bayne |
Surname | Wedderspoon |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Andrew and Helen Samson McGavin Wedderspoon, of Watford, Hertfordshire. Husband of Peggy Kathleen Wedderspoon, of Watford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB275 |
Markings | -S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Golders Green Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 657657 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-02-1943 |
End Date | 01-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground near Anglesey |