{"id":807,"date":"2019-10-25T07:52:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=807"},"modified":"2022-08-24T06:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T06:02:09","slug":"waller-alan-abraham","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/waller-alan-abraham\/","title":{"rendered":"Waller, Alan Abraham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Alan Abraham Waller<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Air Gunner, 156 Squadron<br>Service number 1392292<br>Died 3 January 1944<br>Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial<br>Age 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Alan was born on 5 December 1921 in Islington, London to Polish born Joseph and Tilly n\u00e9e Orgel who was born in Devon. Alan had three sisters, Gladys who died aged six, Eileen and Ruby. The family surname was originally Wulkan.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1939, the family were living at 215 Chamberlayne Road, Willesden. Alan was working as an assistant sales manager and his father was a travelling sales manager. At the outbreak of war Joseph was placed on the male enemy alien list but was made exempt from internment in 1940. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While serving in 156 Squadron, Alan took part in the following operations:<br>20 October 1943 Leipzig<br>22 October 1943 Frankfurt<br>3 November 1943 Cologne<br>10 November 1943 Modane<br>18 November 1943 Berlin<br>2 December 1943 Berlin<br>16 December 1943 Berlin<br>20 December 1943 Frankfurt<br>23 December 1943 Berlin<br>29 December 1943 Berlin<br>1 January 1944 Berlin<br>2 January 1944 Berlin KIA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan was an air gunner on Lancaster JB553 which departed RAF Warboys on a night operation to Berlin. The aircraft was hit by flak and was lost without trace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\/G, Leslie James Adair, RCAF R\/133591<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilot, James Borland, 157303<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>W\/Op, Duncan Benjamin Grant Mackenzie, 991795<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilot, Alexander Neill McGlashan, 110887<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nav, Vincent Robert Purmal, RCAF J\/19506<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F\/E, John Simpson Scott, 1553200<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\/B, Dennis Cyril George Snelling, 1389270<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-250x187.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Token to Alan on his parent&#8217;s grave at Willesden Jewish Cemetery. Photo courtesy Les Cazin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Waller-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Waller-portrait.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Waller-portrait-250x401.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Waller-portrait-120x193.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><figcaption>Courtesy Aubrey Shaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Allan-Waller-portrait-and-JC-obituary-page-001-700x740.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Allan-Waller-portrait-and-JC-obituary-page-001-700x740.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Allan-Waller-portrait-and-JC-obituary-page-001-250x264.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Allan-Waller-portrait-and-JC-obituary-page-001-768x812.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Allan-Waller-portrait-and-JC-obituary-page-001-120x127.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Allan-Waller-portrait-and-JC-obituary-page-001.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/alan-lamp-martin-sugarman-Synagogue-lamp-Edgeware.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/alan-lamp-martin-sugarman-Synagogue-lamp-Edgeware.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/alan-lamp-martin-sugarman-Synagogue-lamp-Edgeware-250x438.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/alan-lamp-martin-sugarman-Synagogue-lamp-Edgeware-120x210.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><figcaption>Commemorative lamp at Edgeware Synagogue. Courtesy Martin Sugarman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Walkan-alien-700x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Walkan-alien-700x440.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Walkan-alien-250x157.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Walkan-alien-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Walkan-alien-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Walkan-alien-2048x1287.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Walkan-alien-120x75.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Joseph Waller Enemy Alien Exemption Form <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alan Abraham Waller Air Gunner, 156 SquadronService number 1392292Died 3 January 1944Commemorated on Runnymede MemorialAge 22 Alan was born on 5 December 1921 in Islington, London to Polish born Joseph and Tilly n\u00e9e Orgel who was born in Devon. 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