Wesson, Richard Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Richard Edward |
Surname | Wesson |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | AFM, IGSM |
Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Thomas Wesson and Isobel Martha Wesson. Husband of Betty Fredericka Wesson, of Fareham, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED977 |
Markings | PG-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. C. 3-12. |
Epitaph | SAFE IN HIS KEEPING" REMEMBERED ALWAYS BY HIS LOVING WIFE BETTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42946 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in the target area, possibly by flak |