Walton, Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Raymond |
Surname | Walton |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 08-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Annie Walton. Husband of Lilian Walton, of Throckley, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4832 |
Markings | KM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 139. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 952997 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Squadron Motto | Fulmina regis iusta (The king's thunderbolts are righteous) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1943 |
End Date | 08-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Waddington at 1802 hrs detailed to attack targets at Lorient. Aircraft was shot down by various flak batteries including 1./Schw.Flak Abt.677 at 2030 hrs, crashing into the sea off the French coast |