Austin, Walter Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Edward |
Surname | Austin |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Edward and Annie Marie Austin, of Brightlingsea, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE257 |
Markings | KM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 38. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 910543 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9749 (P363158/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-10-1941 |
End Date | 22-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed in North Sea. |