Wale, Graham
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Graham |
Surname | Wale |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 02-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Arthur and Stella Stretton Wale, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7399 |
Markings | ZN-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 7. |
Epitaph | MANY WATERS CANNOT QUENCH LOVE, NEITHER CAN THE FIRES BURN IT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1230768 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Squadron Motto | Pro libertate (For freedom) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lilholtvej, inside perimeter of RDAF Skydstrup Air Base, Syddanmark Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text |
RAF til minde om dem der faldt for Europas frihed 1939-1945. Manchester L7399, 106 Sqn
Translation "To the memory of those who fell for Europe’s freedom 1939-1945; the crew of Manchester L7399 of 106 Sqn RAF" |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-05-1942 |
End Date | 03-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying- Danish coast |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Lilholt, 14 km west of Haderslev, Denmark. Circumstances not recorded |