Western, Albert James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert James |
Surname | Western |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Mary Ann Western, of Brampford Speke. Husband of Joan Western. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7769 |
Markings | LQ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brampford Speke Cemetery, Devon |
Grave Reference | In church cemetery. |
Epitaph | HIS NAME LIVETH FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 922948 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
Despite the damage in Pocklington, there were no civilian injuries although one schoolboy was rescued from a bomb shelter |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-07-1942 |
End Date | 24-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 215 aircraft. Again, the marker flares were not accurately deployed. Some housing damage although bombing was very scattered. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on Pocklington village on return to base due to an engine cutting out. Hit a school and burst into flames |