Wagstaff, Eric Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Eric Gordon |
Surname | Wagstaff |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest William and Alice Ada Wagstaff, of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand. Husband of Merle Elizabeth Margaret Wagstaff, of Papatoetoe. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV915 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aylesbury Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 6. Grave 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41382 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another 26 OTU Wellington (Z8950) and both aircraft crashed near Aylesbury |