Wotton, Vivian James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Vivian James |
Surname | Wotton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Wilfred and Gladys Annie Turl Wotton, of Bridport, Dorsetshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | EB363 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dinard English Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | O VALIANT HEART, YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED, YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126963 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
On detachment to Coastal Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 17-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-submarine patrol |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by fighters off the French coast |