Whyte, Cecil Harold
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Cecil Harold |
Surname | Whyte |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cecil Ronald and Vene Whyte, of Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME790 |
Markings | ZN-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. H. 1. |
Epitaph | HIS COURAGE AND LIFE WERE AT BRITAIN'S SERVICE, HIS FRIENDSHIP MINE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412328 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 14,000ft, a fire started and then the bomb load exploded, the aircraft crashing at Windhurst, south-west of Bremen |