Wellard, Cyril Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Cyril Ernest |
Surname | Wellard |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Edith Wellard. Husband of Betty Margaret Wellard, of Boughton, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED709 |
Markings | HW-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lemvig Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 706. |
Epitaph | AND WHAT HE GREATLY THOUGHT, HE NOBLY DAR'D |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 131125 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1943 |
End Date | 21-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 0328 some 1000 metres S of Ringkobing harbour on Denmark's west coast. |