Wilder, Denis Frederick Dean
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Denis Frederick Dean |
Surname | Wilder |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick George Wilder, and of Emily Julia Wilder, of Strood, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME369 |
Markings | AS-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Colroy-La-Roche Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | A BRAVE BOY HAS GONE TO REST; SO THAT WE MIGHT LIVE HE GAVE HIS BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1334719 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 26-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Augsburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Colroy-la-Roche (Bas-Rhin) |