Day, Walter Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Harold |
Surname | Day |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Rachel Mary Eliza Day, of Southwark, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV560 |
Markings | -K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN NEVER SHALL THY MEMORY FADE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 628063 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed into a street in the Dutch town of Wemeldinge |