Bragg, Wilfred Spencer
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Spencer |
Surname | Bragg |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Harding Bragg and Janet Eliza Bragg, of Gillingham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF359 |
Markings | LS-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 2. E. 1-2. |
Epitaph | SWEET ARE THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 621785 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/56 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/55 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1943 |
End Date | 09-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 392 aircraft, 19 losses (4.8%). Thick cloud again hampered PFF marking activities and as a result the bombing was scattered. Only moderate damage reported |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Woltershof on the west bank of the Rheine. The crew's bodies were strewn as far as 5km from the crash site, so it is likely that the aircraft exploded |