Riches, Wilfrid Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Wilfrid Cyril |
Surname | Riches |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | DFC* |
Date of Death | 06-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Horace Benjamin and Edith Ann Riches, of Eastbourne, Sussex. His Brother, Aubrey Eugene, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND895 |
Markings | F2-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Millam Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 9. |
Epitaph | SLEEP ON, BELOVED. WE LOVED THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVED THEE BEST. GOOD NIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 121448 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1944 |
End Date | 06-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Wizernes- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 542 strong bomber force to attack two V-bomb launch sites and two storage depots. The weather conditions were clear and moonlit. All targets were hit. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Millam, north of St Omer, France |