Timperon, Joseph Banks
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Banks |
Surname | Timperon |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Gertrude Elsie Timperon, of Ardrossan, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8799 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 197. |
Epitaph | DO BRAVE DEEDS AND ENDURE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 417249 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 28 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Rivington, Lancashire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques on Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of FS J Timperon RAAF, killed when Wellington Z8799 crashed on 16th November 1943 |
Location | Rural Location, Anglezark Moor, Greater Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Piller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington Z8799 which crashed on 16th November 1943 and of FS J Timperon RAAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-11-1943 |
End Date | 16-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Castle Donington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (84% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | On Bull's-eye sortie when crashed possibly due to icing. |