Giles, Walter Edward James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Edward James |
Surname | Giles |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 04-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. M. E. Giles, of New Marston, Oxford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED583 |
Markings | HW-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Rose Hill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G.1. Grave 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1194020 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, North Thoresby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | On the 4th October 1943, Lancaster ED583 of 100 Sqn suffered a structural failure while on a flight from RAF Grimsby, the aircraft fell onto the village of North Thoresby killing the entire crew. |
Location | Village Centre, North Thoresby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Mosiac and Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | On 4th October1943 Lancaster ED583 of 100 squadron suffered structural failure whilst on a flight from RAF Grimsby, the aircraft fell onto the village of North Thoresby killing the entire crew. There are 8 smaller plaques for the individual crew members. |
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Miscellaneous Information
An experienced crew member, acting as instructor. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1943 |
End Date | 04-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Disintegrated over North Thoresby, wreckage being dispersed over a wide area. The chapel and a number of houses in the village were destroyed but miraculously, no members of the public were injured. |