Walsh, Samuel Partington
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Samuel Partington |
Surname | Walsh |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Partington Walsh and Florence Emma Walsh, of Deane, Bolton, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5544 |
Markings | QR-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. E. 4. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER. MOTHER AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 104427 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2250. Crashed near Dusseldorf |