Wilkinson, John William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John William |
Surname | Wilkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Margaret Wilkinson, of North Shields, Northumberland. School Teacher. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | W4991 |
Markings | PH-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 19. A. 12. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY WE THINK OF YOU. MAM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 116 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1522786 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1943 |
End Date | 24-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have crashed at Hallenhausen, SSW of Parsberg |