Lansley, Walter Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Alfred |
Surname | Lansley |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Blackwell Lansley and Ada Elizabeth Lansley. Husband of Irene Lilian Lansley. of Finchley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9432 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Sec. J.8. Grave 53468. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Poem - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 61 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1286267 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1942 |
End Date | 05-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross country |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into high ground near Cheltenham |