Klementoski, Walter John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Walter John |
Surname | Klementoski |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Anna Gruza Klementoski, of Preston, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RA547 |
Markings | BQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 50. I. 1. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF WALTER. TILL WE MEET AGAIN. MOTHER, FATHER AND FAMILY, PRESTON, ONTARIO, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/275494 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Nuremberg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by seven 20mm cannon rounds following a night-fighter attack. Klementoski was seriously injured in the attack and died four days later. |