Neville, Wilfred Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Ronald |
Surname | Neville |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick John and May Neville, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | ED380 |
Markings | PM-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guidel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 5. Grave 14. |
Epitaph | THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND (Extract from The Soldier by Rupert Brooke) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 142564 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-02-1943 |
End Date | 17-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (91% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Elsham Wolds at 1859 hrs detailed to attack target at Lorient. Aircraft crashed in the target area , there were no survivors |