Melbourne, Wilfred Laurier
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Laurier |
Surname | Melbourne |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Kennetha Melbourne. Husband of Orma Melbourne, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PA219 |
Markings | BM-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. A. 7. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE, LOVED AND HONOURED; IN DEATH, REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/29614 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1945 |
End Date | 05-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Bonn. 238 aircraft, 3 losses. A poor raid with most bombs falling in the Beuel area |
Reason for Loss | Collided, while flying in cloud on the outbound leg, with a 419 Sqn Lancaster (KB787 VR-M). Both aircraft crashed at Vielsalm, Luxembourg |