Hills, Walter Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Charles |
Surname | Hills |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry B. W. Hills and Ethel H. Hills, of Greenwich. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB534 |
Markings | ZN-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Greenwich Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot D. Grave 428. |
Epitaph | GOD TAKES OUR LOVED ONES FROM OUR HOMES BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1391337 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Timberland Drove, Timberland Fen, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Plastic Plaque mounted adjacent to wooden gate |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster JB534, 5 of whom were killed when the aircraft crashed attempting to land at RAF Metheringham after ops to Berlin |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1944 |
End Date | 16-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Timberland Fen Lincolnshire on return |