Wade, Robert Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Frederick |
Surname | Wade |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick James Wade and Lucy Edith Wade, of Upper Holloway, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK273 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Islington Cemetery and Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Sec. O. Block 10. Grave 21257P. |
Epitaph | GOD TAKES OUR LOVED ONES FROM OUR HOMES BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152946 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-01-1944 |
End Date | 20-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Worksop |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night conversion |
Reason for Loss | During a practised overshoot a blade came off a propeller and the aircraft dived into the grounds of nearby Worksop College and exploded in flames |