Picher, Wilfred Clarence
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Clarence |
Surname | Picher |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clarence O. Picher and of Dorothy C. Picher (Nee Parker), of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1274 |
Markings | QT-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. A. 2. |
Epitaph | THY WILL BE DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/77269 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
All of the crew were buried in Vorwerk Cemetery on 6th April 1942 and subsequently transferred to Hamburg's Ohlsdorf Cemetery for reburial on 23rd August 1946. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13038 (P367308/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1942 |
End Date | 29-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Lubeck |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in the target area |