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Alfred Pope

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Alfred Pope

Birth
Cheshire, England
Death
4 Oct 1975 (aged 82)
Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England
Burial
Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England Add to Map
Plot
section 19g
Memorial ID
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Father of Sgt (Air Gunner/ Wireless Op) 1049025 George Alfred Pope of 35 Squadron RAF Graveley, Huntington.

Sgt Pope was one of the crew of Lancaster PB343 which took off from RAF Graveley at 16.27 hrs on an operation to Hanover but was hit by flak and crashed between Reide and Thedinghausen, Lower Saxony. All on board were killed.
Sgt Pope is buried, with other members of the crew in Plot 8 of Sage War Cemetery, Grossenkneten, Oldenburger Landkreis, Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen), Germany.
Sgt Pope graves is D7.

( information is from http://aircrewremembered.com )

Father of Sgt (Air Gunner/ Wireless Op) 1049025 George Alfred Pope of 35 Squadron RAF Graveley, Huntington.

Sgt Pope was one of the crew of Lancaster PB343 which took off from RAF Graveley at 16.27 hrs on an operation to Hanover but was hit by flak and crashed between Reide and Thedinghausen, Lower Saxony. All on board were killed.
Sgt Pope is buried, with other members of the crew in Plot 8 of Sage War Cemetery, Grossenkneten, Oldenburger Landkreis, Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen), Germany.
Sgt Pope graves is D7.

( information is from http://aircrewremembered.com )



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