Wash, Eric William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric William |
Surname | Wash |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Dodd Wash and Mercy Priscilla Wash, of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ND425 |
Markings | BQ-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 11. K. 6-7. |
Epitaph | HE LOVED BIRDS, AND GREEN PLACES, AND SAW THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SKIRTS OF GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1261897 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/1 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from North Killingholme detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Aircraft was shot down approaching the Aiming Point and crashed at Unterspiesheim South of Schweinfurt |