Waller, Eric Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Gordon |
Surname | Waller |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bert Joseph and Una Maude Mary Waller, of Canterbury. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED317 |
Markings | CF-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. C. 15-19. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1320142 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Miscellaneous Information
A cairn to the memory of this crew was unveiled exactly 75 years after the aircraft crashed |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down outbound by a night fighter |