Gilbert, Wilfred Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Arthur |
Surname | Gilbert |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-09-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF114 |
Markings | ZO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lisieux Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A ter. Row 2. Grave 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 169 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1221820 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 196 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1943 |
End Date | 17-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Modane, southern France, to attack important railway yards between France and Italy. 340 aircraft and five American B-17s. Marking of the target was unsuccessful, perhaps because the target was in a steep valley. Bombing was not accurate as a result |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Heurtevent, France |