Wallwork, Ralph Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ralph Stanley |
Surname | Wallwork |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 24-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ralph and Alice Wallwork, of Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5494 |
Markings | ED-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Salford (Weaste) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 2351. |
Epitaph | AGE SHALL NOT WEARY HIM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN (from the Poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400360 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7841 (P360808/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/972/21 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/972/20 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1941 |
End Date | 24-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Set about by a pair of night-fighters. Wallwork shot down the first but was fatally wounded by the second |