Date of birth:

August 27th, 1919 (Radville, Saskatchewan, Canada)

Date of death:

March 12th, 1943 (Echteld, Gelderland)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Uden
Plot: 4. Row: C. Grave: 8-9.

Service number:

R/102165

Nationality:

Canadian

Sergeant Alfred Perry Larson
W. Op. / Air Gunner, no. 424 Squadron RCAF
He was the radio operator/air gunner of the Wellington bomber BK348 QB-J, which crashed in the centre of Echteld for unknown reasons on its way back from a mission to Essen (Germany).
The aircraft landed partly on a house, killing a resident and her young daughter. The aircraft was completely burned out and only the tail section remained above ground. The entire crew of five must have been killed.
It was not until 22 March 1943 that the remains were buried in a single coffin in the rectory garden next to the Roman Catholic St. Petrus Church in Uden,
with two names of crew members mentioned (Cory and Topping), which were probably only found when clearing the wreckage of the bomber. On 9 July 1946, they were transferred to the current cemetery, the communal grave,
where the entire crew was registered as having perished and mentioned on the gravestones.
The Province of Saskatchewan in Canada named a lake after him, “Larson Lake”.
P/O R.G. Caldwell, Pilot RCAF
F/O G.J. Cory, Navigator RCAF
Flt. Sgt. L.A. Parker, Air Gunner RCAF
Flt Sgt. W.F. Topping, Observer RCAF

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• Photo 1: Archief A. Verbakel / Heemkundekring Uden
• - Sergeant Alfred Perry Larson | War Casualty Details 2765850 | CWGC
  - Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) Alfred Perry Larson (1919-1943) - Find a Grave-gedenkplek
  - Accident Vickers Wellington Mk III BK348, Friday 12 March 1943
  - Archive A. Verbakel / Heemkundekring Uden

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