Chester, Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter |
Surname | Chester |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Sophia Chester. Husband of Doreen Mary Chester, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1047 |
Markings | TL-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lille Southern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 5. Row A. Grave 20. |
Epitaph | LIFE IS ETERNAL; AND LOVE IS IMMORTAL; AND DEATH IS ONLY A HORIZON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1206770 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/41 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/40 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1942 |
End Date | 06-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Aachen. 237 aircraft, 10 losses (3.9%) with a further 6 losses on takeoff from England due to severe weather. Bad weather also encountered in Germany and little PFF marking had taken place. Moderate damage including a hospital and two churches. PFF marked the neighbouring town of Lutterade by mistake and much of the bombing fell there in error. |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |