Wilkinson, Dennis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis |
Surname | Wilkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Millicent Wilkinson, of Retford, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM262 |
Markings | LE-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave B, 11-13. |
Epitaph | IN OUR HEARTS YOU ARE ALWAYS NEAR, LOVED, STILL MISSED AND EVER DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 116 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2220135 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-08-1944 |
End Date | 08-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Secqueville |
Reason for Loss | Victim of either flak or a fighter during this attack on German army units in the Normandy battle area |