Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de John et Margaret A. Simpson, de Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Galerie numérique de Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson
Galerie numérique de
Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson
Galerie numérique de
Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson
Dishforth Cemetery, N. Yorkshire (CWGC)
[From http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/he177.html and used with permission of Rich Allenby]
Wellington HE 177 of 428 Sqdn had taken off at 22.07 hours on a mine laying trip. The pilot tried to land at RCAF East Moor on its return but overshot the runway and crashed at 02.35 hrs. Four were killed in the crash. The aircraft ended up at right angles to the runway in the fields beyond the end of the runway.
With the Pilot, F/S Simpson, were the following crew: F/O (BA) Arlie B. Douglas, 31, from Edmonton; F/S (N) Stanley Frewen, age 23, Winnipeg; Sgt. (WAG) Alfred J. Grenon, age 25, Neepawa, Man.
The rear gunner, Sgt. A. J. Howes, survived the crash.
Galerie numérique de
Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson
Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Galerie numérique de
Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson
Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Dishforth Cemetery, N. Yorkshire (CWGC) [From http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/he177.html and used with permission of Rich Allenby] Wellington HE 177 of 428 Sqdn had taken off at 22.07 hours on a mine laying trip. The pilot tried to land at RCAF East Moor on its return but overshot the runway and crashed at 02.35 hrs. Four were killed in the crash. The aircraft ended up at right angles to the runway in the fields beyond the end of the runway. With the Pilot, F/S Simpson, were the following crew: F/O (BA) Arlie B. Douglas, 31, from Edmonton; F/S (N) Stanley Frewen, age 23, Winnipeg; Sgt. (WAG) Alfred J. Grenon, age 25, Neepawa, Man. The rear gunner, Sgt. A. J. Howes, survived the crash.
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Alexander James Simpson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Dans les livres du souvenir
Inscription commémorative sur la :
Page 213 du Livre du Souvenir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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