Wolsey, Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard |
Surname | Wolsey |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Gustave Wolsey, and of Elsie Alice Wolsey, of Balham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF928 |
Markings | PH-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 16. C. 3. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1402906 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 27/168/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-10-1944 |
End Date | 14-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |