Weir, Alex Philip
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alex Philip |
Surname | Weir |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Blackie Weir and of Lilian Lucy Weir (Nee Philips). Husband of Zena Rose Weir (Nee Taylor), of Newcastleton, Roxburghshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB958 |
Markings | F2-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. B. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2218761 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1945 |
End Date | 31-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg to attack the Blohm and Voss shipbuilding yards, where a new class of U-boats was being assembled. 469 aircraft, 11 lost due to a surprise appearance of the new Me 262 jet-propelled fighter. It was it's only appearance in fact. The target was completely cloud-covered so bombing was scattered throughout Hamburg with little damage to the intended target |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto a house at Hamburg-Billstedt |