Wenger, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Wenger |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Pauline Wenger, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA957 |
Markings | WS-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ecquevilly Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | B.A. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | BORN IN REGINA, CANADA, 1918. DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY. MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24663 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Wenger Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Ecquevilly (Yvelines), 16 km ESE from Mantes-la-Jolie. |