Walton, Richard John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Richard John |
Surname | Walton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and May Walton, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME782 |
Markings | LE-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave IVa. F. 8- 10. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE WHAT HE HAD, HE DID WHAT HE COULD, SO GOD PROMOTED HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/92126 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lage Mierdesweg, Oud Turnhout, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 22-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Wesseling |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Turnhout, Belgium |