Wand, Walter Edgar Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Walter Edgar Anthony |
Surname | Wand |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Arthur and Florence Amelia Wand. of Mill Hill. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L1245 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mill Hill (St. Paul) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 84312 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8280 (P361326/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1941 |
End Date | 12-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder and crashed 2350 at Crow farm, Wilburton, 5 miles SW of Ely, Cambridgeshire. Eye-witnesses describe the enemy fighter making three attacks before delivering the coup de grace. |