Manley, Walter John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Walter John |
Surname | Manley |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Theophilus and Ethel Elizabeth Manley. Husband of Maud Martha Manley, of Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB398 |
Markings | OF-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 5. E. 22-23. |
Epitaph | GOD TAKES OUR LOVED ONES FROM OUR HOMES BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 512750 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 26-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Darmstadt |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2104hrs. Aircraft shot down by a night-fighter, piloted by Uffz. Egon Engling of 3./NJG 2. Aircraft crashed at Rothenberg im Odenwald. |