Telford, Walter Barton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Barton |
Surname | Telford |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Caesar Telford and Alice Telford (née Barton). He had a younger Brother Eric, born in 1937. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH977 |
Markings | -Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Manchester (Philips Park) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Nonconformist. Grave 178. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2212933 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Linga Lane, Bassingham Fen, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1660 HCU Stirling EH977 which crashed after an engine fire whilst on a training flight on 5th November 1944 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 3rd quarter of 1925 in Manchester. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-11-1944 |
End Date | 05-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on Bassingham Fen |