Wardle, Anthony Valentine Hutchinson
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Anthony Valentine Hutchinson |
Surname | Wardle |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Valentine Hutchinson Wardle and Amy Katherine Wardle, of Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME864 |
Markings | DX-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. K. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 175510 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Eutingen, north-east Pforzheim, by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Heinz Wolfgang Schnauffer of Stab IV./NJG1, his 88th claim. |