Bell-Towers, Wadya Wellesley
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Wadya Wellesley |
Surname | Bell-Towers |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Linacre Bell-Towers and Isabel Marion Bell-Towers. Husband of Merla Bell Towers, of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6829 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 30. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400010 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8324 (P361379/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1941 |
End Date | 15-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Hanover |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the Waddenzee |