Skinner, Walter Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Anthony |
Surname | Skinner |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Anthony and Cathrine Mary Skinner, of West Malling, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P5346 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row A. Grave 14. |
Epitaph | A BITTER GRIEF A SHOCK SEVERE TO PART WITH ONE WE LOVE SO DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1182426 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13140 (P367456/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-04-1942 |
End Date | 03-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing training |
Reason for Loss | While practicing low-level bombing, crashed on the Otmoor range |