Wilson, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arnold Wilson and of Edith Annie Wilson, of Batley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV244 |
Markings | UM-L2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. H. 21-25. |
Epitaph | SWEET IS THE MEMORY SILENTLY KEPT, OF THE ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1691004 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Plittersdorf 6 Km NW of Rastatt. |