Walker, Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfred |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Walker, of Oakamoor. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1324 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oakamoor Memorial Chapelyard |
Grave Reference | N.E. of chapelyard. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 76457 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1940 |
End Date | 20-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Eschwege airfield |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, killing the pilot instantly. The Observer, P/O D Romans was able to regain control and returned the aircraft safely to base |