Marten, Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Alfred |
Surname | Marten |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Frances Ann Marten. husband of Lizzie Marten, of Prestatyn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7815 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Prestatyn (Christ Church) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Block C, Grave 109 |
Epitaph | THE SUPREME SACRIFICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1296177 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1942 |
End Date | 14-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Fire Picquet guarding L7815 - aircraft blew up 0320 hrs killing four ground personnel |