Day, Walter Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Frederick |
Surname | Day |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Frances Day and Alice May Day, of South Norwood, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LL577 |
Markings | MP-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. E. 2. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON. HIS MUM AND DAD, BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3005518 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/653/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/653/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-11-1944 |
End Date | 05-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 749 aircraft, 28 losses (3.7%), mainly due to night-fighters. 346 Free French Squadron lost 5 out of its 16 Halifaxes. A very successful attack with severe damage to the centre of Bochum. More than 4000 buildings were destroyed, including the steel works. 994 people were killed. This was the last major raid on Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Jalhay, SE of Verviers, Belgium |