White, Albert John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert John |
Surname | White |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edwin C. White and Ethel S. White, of Gosport, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF500 |
Markings | OJ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belval Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS ALL IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1445443 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1943 |
End Date | 15-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 462 aircraft, 23 losses (5.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but the bombing was concentrated to the north east. This is an example of a phenomenon called 'creepback' where successive crews would release their bombs earlier and earlier on an effort to turn for home as quickly as possible. Fortunately the bombed suburbs included many industrial installations so some useful damage was caused. An air raid shelter packed with French and Russian PoWs was hit, increasing the death toll to 619, a new record. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Belval, France |