Gardiner, Walter Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Walter Ronald |
Surname | Gardiner |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Samuel and Ivy Gladys Emma Gardiner, of Eastbourne, Sussex. Husband of Joyce Mary Gardiner. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5526 |
Markings | SM-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre |
Grave Reference | Divn. 67. Row C. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | HE SOUGHT NOT HONOURS BUT FREEDOM TO SAVE. HIS SACRIFICE WAS NOT IN VAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 38 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37807 |
Service | Royal Air Force (RAFO) |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 305 (Ziemia Wielkopolska) |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Ingham Heritage Centre, Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture, Inscribed Stone Memorials |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Ingham, including Nos 300, 301, 304 and 305 Polish Sqns |
Location | Polish Air Force Memorial, A40 Rdbt, Northolt, Middlesex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture, Inscribed Stone Memorials |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Polish airmen who were killed during WW2, including Nos 300, 301, 304 and 305 Bomber Sqns |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9104 (P362320/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1672/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1672/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1941 |
End Date | 16-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Le Havre |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near the target with a loss of all six men on board |