Scott, Walter Hugh
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Walter Hugh |
Surname | Scott |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Margaret Ann Scott. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME790 |
Markings | ZN-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. H. 6. |
Epitaph | SLEEP WELL, BRAVE HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86420 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | 2nd Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 14,000ft, a fire started and then the bomb load exploded, the aircraft crashing at Windhurst, south-west of Bremen |