Gray, Wilfred John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred John |
Surname | Gray |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Joseph Gray, and of Mary Ann Gray, of Okaiawa, Taranaki, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7750 |
Markings | NP-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405484 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-08-1942 |
End Date | 07-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. The last of series of raids, this time involving 216 aircraft. Most of the bombs fell in open countryside west of the target |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NNE of Genk, Belgium, outbound |