Tovey, Albert George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert George |
Surname | Tovey |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Amy Tovey, of Birmingham. Husband of Evelyn Mary Tovey, of Erdington, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD144 |
Markings | DY-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IVa. D. 19. |
Epitaph | DEARLY BELOVED OF EVELYN MARY, DEAR DADDY OF ROBERT GEORGE. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 657647 |
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
Only one body was found in the initial search of the wreckage and it is likely that several attempts were made to recover the others, given the diverse burial sites |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1943 |
End Date | 25-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (48% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Barvaux, Luxembourg, east of Durbuy, Belgium |