Ansell, Albert Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Victor |
Surname | Ansell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Victor and Catherine Ansell, of Custom House, Essex. In 1978 The Royal Netherlands Air Force Recovered Human Remains of Two Members of The Crew of Lancaster ED706. It Was Not Possible To Make A Positive Identification of These Men and They Are Buried In Plot 22, Row F Graves 8-9 of Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, The Netherlands. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED706 |
Markings | DX-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 140. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0198 (Block 3, Column 8, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1390280 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Albert V. Ansell RAF killed 1/5/1943 Navigator 57 Sqn |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
In 1978 the Royal Netherlands Air Force recovered human remains of two members of the crew of Lancaster ED706. It sas not possible to make a positive identification of these men and they are buried in Plot 22, Row F, Graves 8-9 of Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, The Netherlands. |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1943 |
End Date | 01-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Ijsselmeer off Muiderberg (Noord Holland), 14 km ESE of Amsterdam. |