Phillips, Walter
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Walter |
Surname | Phillips |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Margaret Phillips, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | LW334 |
Markings | -T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row J. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | NOTHING BUT MEMORIES AS WE JOURNEY ON LONGING FOR A SMILE FROM A LOVED ONE GONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/23210 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Remote location, Osmotherley, Black Hambleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden cross and inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax LW334, 1659 HCU, RAF Topcliffe, 18th January 1944. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-01-1944 |
End Date | 18-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high ground at approximately 1100', NNE of Thirsk, Yorkshire. The weather was poor with fog and mist in the area of the crash. |