Wilkins, Russell Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Russell Frederick |
Surname | Wilkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Daniel and Mary Olive Wilkins, of Oliver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | HD985 |
Markings | XL-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lossiemouth Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Grave 979. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED SON AND BROTHER "RUSS". LOVED ONES IN CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 116 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/128622 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-01-1943 |
End Date | 19-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Stalled on take-off, the aircraft crashing on the nearby beach |