Waple, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Waple |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Waple and of May Waple (Nee Briggs), of New Barnet, Hertfordshire). Husband of Celia Margaret Waple, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5414 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ars-En-Re Communal Cemetery, Ile De Re |
Grave Reference | Row 5. Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402000 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1942 |
End Date | 20-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Lost off the French coast |