Dent, Ian Wilshire
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Ian Wilshire |
Surname | Dent |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leslie Norman and Dora Estelle Dent, of Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA259 |
Markings | EX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15706. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS WE KEEP HIS MEMORY. LOVABLE AND GALLANT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 432360 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Miscellaneous Information
Rescue efforts were hampered because the emergency services had to be lowered to the foot of the cliffs on ropes |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1945 |
End Date | 25-06-1945 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Seen flying low over the sea and then turning inland at Cromer. Crashed at the foot of some cliffs just moments later and burst into flames. |