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Lieut Eric Stanley Aldous

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Lieut Eric Stanley Aldous Veteran

Birth
Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
Death
16 Oct 1941 (aged 23)
Vlissingen, Vlissingen Municipality, Zeeland, Netherlands
Burial
Vlissingen, Vlissingen Municipality, Zeeland, Netherlands Add to Map
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Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) ERIC STANLEY ALDOUS,
Son of Stanley George Aldous, and of Winifred Mary Aldous (nee Reade), of Sanderstead, Surrey.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
615 Sqdn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 16/10/1941
Service No: 82708
Grave Reference: Row A. Grave 30.
Cemetery: FLUSHING (VLISSINGEN) NORTHERN CEMETERY
Netherlands

Eric attended Dulwich College, London and his name was engraved on the Memorial Plaque presented by The Battle of Britain Historical Society by Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO DFC & Bar, former Battle of Britain Pilot, pictured with Air Chief Marshall [Rt ] Sir John Wills a formed pupil of Dulwich.

10 of the former pupils were named

The port of Flushing is on the south coast of the island of Walcheren in the Schelde Estuary.

A special Allied section was given, during the War, to the Belgian society "Herdenken om te Strijden", and the society erected a monument; this section, at the fork of the roads near the main entrance, contains British, Belgian and French graves. There are 36 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war, 11 of which are unidentified. There are also 200 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war, 24 of which are unidentified.
Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) ERIC STANLEY ALDOUS,
Son of Stanley George Aldous, and of Winifred Mary Aldous (nee Reade), of Sanderstead, Surrey.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
615 Sqdn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 16/10/1941
Service No: 82708
Grave Reference: Row A. Grave 30.
Cemetery: FLUSHING (VLISSINGEN) NORTHERN CEMETERY
Netherlands

Eric attended Dulwich College, London and his name was engraved on the Memorial Plaque presented by The Battle of Britain Historical Society by Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO DFC & Bar, former Battle of Britain Pilot, pictured with Air Chief Marshall [Rt ] Sir John Wills a formed pupil of Dulwich.

10 of the former pupils were named

The port of Flushing is on the south coast of the island of Walcheren in the Schelde Estuary.

A special Allied section was given, during the War, to the Belgian society "Herdenken om te Strijden", and the society erected a monument; this section, at the fork of the roads near the main entrance, contains British, Belgian and French graves. There are 36 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war, 11 of which are unidentified. There are also 200 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war, 24 of which are unidentified.

Gravesite Details

age: 23, Pilot Royal Air Force 275673 worldwar 2


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  • Created by: Mark Andrew
  • Added: Mar 15, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13629273/eric_stanley-aldous: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Eric Stanley Aldous (1 Jan 1918–16 Oct 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13629273, citing Flushing Northern Cemetery, Vlissingen, Vlissingen Municipality, Zeeland, Netherlands; Maintained by Mark Andrew (contributor 46818298).