Aldersley, John Anthony (Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1943-June-17

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Service

RAFVR

Unit

9 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Noctem Volamus Through out the night we fly

Base

RAF Bardney

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

1432542
PoW: 291

Target
Google MapCologne Germany

9 Squadron RAF (Per Noctem Volamus) RAF Bardney. Lancaster BIII aircraft ED487 WS-D shot down by a night fighter during an operation against targets in Cologne, Germany. The bomber crashed near Vorst, Laakdal, Antwerpen, Belgium

Killed: Sergeant Patrick Hall RAF KIA Schoonselhof Cemetery grave II. F. 3. Belgium. Sergeant Herbert Francis Poynter RAF KIA Schoonselhof Cemetery grave II. F. 6. Flight Sergeant David Gerald Tremblay RCAF R/123752 KIA Schoonselhof Cemetery grave II. F. 4. Sergeant Denis Webster RAF KIA Schoonselhof Cemetery grave II. F. 5.

POWs: Sergeant John Anthony Aldersley RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Sergeant Harold Poppelstone RAF POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). Sergeant Charles James Sinclair RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster ED487

Sergeant John Anthony Aldersley RAFVR

Sergeant Aldersley, John Anthony (RAFVR)
Pilot
Prisoner of War
1943-June-17
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Patrick Hall RAF

Sergeant Hall, Patrick (RAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Action
1943-June-17
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Sergeant Harold Popplestone RAFVR

Sergeant Popplestone, Harold (RAFVR)
Bomb Aimer
Prisoner of War
1943-June-17
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Herbert Francis Poynter RAFVR

Sergeant Poynter, Herbert Francis (RAFVR)
Air Gunner (Rear)
Killed in Action
1943-June-17
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Sergeant Charles James Sinclair RAFVR

Sergeant Sinclair, Charles James (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Prisoner of War
1943-June-17
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant David Gerald Tremblay RCAF

Flight Sergeant Tremblay, David Gerald (RCAF)
Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)
Killed in Action
1943-June-17
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Sergeant Denis Webster RAFVR

Sergeant Webster, Denis (RAFVR)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-June-17
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium