Horn, Walter Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Walter Wilfred |
Surname | Horn |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Frederick and Sarah Elizabeth Horn, of Lariviere, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HF568 |
Markings | QO-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 179. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/95448 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Horn Island, Manitoba; Within Noguy Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-06-1943 |
End Date | 27-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (28% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Jellyfish area |
Reason for Loss |