Turner, Derek Wilfrid
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Derek Wilfrid |
Surname | Turner |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfrid Charles and Alice Rosetta Turner, of Gloucester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | BK367 |
Markings | EX-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 167. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1316452 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ingham Heritage Centre, former RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Memorials to all those who served at RAF Ingham (Cammeringham) 1942-1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Ingham, 1942-1945 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-02-1943 |
End Date | 07-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ingham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Immingham at 1810 hrs detailed to lay mines. Aircraft lost with out trace |