Ettle, Walter Idris
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Idris |
Surname | Ettle |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Elsie Ettle, of Temple Cloud, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley VII |
Serial Number | LA814 |
Markings | -L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 148. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 161 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 923169 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
On detachment to Coastal Command at the time of the incident |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-06-1943 |
End Date | 20-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-submarine sweep in the Bay of Biscay |
Reason for Loss | Engaged with a U-boat and was shot down in flames. |