Linden, Alexander James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alexander James |
Surname | Linden |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Margaret Linden, of Crosshill, Ayrshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | DJ178 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wick Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. O. Grave 426. |
Epitaph | NOBLY HE DIED. YEA, THOUGH I WALK IN DEATH'S DARK VALE YET WILL I FEAR NO ILL (Prayer - The Lord is my Shepherd) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 614379 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1942 |
End Date | 18-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high ground near Caithness |