Salthouse, Wilfrid
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfrid |
Surname | Salthouse |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Florence Salthouse, of Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE142 |
Markings | PH-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 8. E. 13. |
Epitaph | TIME PASSES BUT MEMORIES REMAIN. HOW I LONG TO SEE YOU AGAIN. MOTHER AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1434098 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-07-1943 |
End Date | 28-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Willi Schmale, 1./NJG 3) and crashed at Dötlingen, 25 km NNE of Vechta |