Wild, Gerald Marsden
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald Marsden |
Surname | Wild |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Ethel Wild, of Orrell. Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4073 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 21. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580291 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1940 |
End Date | 12-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand Harbour. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in the sea by Me109s during an attack on shipping near Stavanger |