Curphey, Albert Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Leonard |
Surname | Curphey |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Alice Lena Curphey, of Millom, Cumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW195 |
Markings | DY-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. F. 17. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1512109 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Successfully baled out but his parachute failed to deploy |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig. 379 aircraft, 27 losses (7.1%). This was an experimental raid with no PFF marking to determine how accurate an H2S only raid could be. The raid was not a success and bombing was very scattered. The local report classifies it as a heavy raid nonetheless. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter, killing Sgt Craig. Crashed near Rinstein, Germany. |