Walker, Garth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Garth |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Jessie Walker, of Whitefield, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE107 |
Markings | BQ-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Venray War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave VII. D. 6-11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1533927 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-01-1944 |
End Date | 22-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Magdeburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter in the region of the Dutch-German border |