van Walwyk, Reginald Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Alfred |
Surname | van Walwyk |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Rosalie Van Walwyk. Husband of Marion Eileen Van Walwyk, of Chiswick. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB674 |
Markings | HW-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chiswick Old Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block S. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | WE SHALL MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 148830 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Waithe Farm, Waithe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Stone & Inscribed Brass Plaques |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Lancaster HW-Q JB674 crashed in this area on the 16th December 1943 returning from a raid on Berlin |
Location | St. Nicholas's Church, Grainsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crews of two Lancaster Bombers which collided over Grainsby on the 17th December 1943 while returning from a raid over Germany |
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Returned safely from Berlin only to collide head-on with another 100 Squadron Lancaster (JB678) as both circled the airfield looking for a break in the fog |