Wheeler, Walter John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Walter John |
Surname | Wheeler |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Harry and Lily Agnes Wheeler. Husband of Evelyn Wheeler, of Ellesmere, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED943 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 5. Coll. Grave 102. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 132788 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | 2nd 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 27/538/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1943 |
End Date | 26-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt. Martin Drewes of 7./NJG3 detached to IV./NJG1 south of Texel at 02.40 hrs (his 5th victory). Crashed at De Hors at the southern tip of the island of Texel. It crashed close to Pole 8 (the beach is 30km long and each kilometer is marked with a pole). |