Searles, Walter George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Walter George |
Surname | Searles |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Florence Searles. Husband of Edna Louise Searles, of Shirley, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | P9245 |
Markings | OJ-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 239 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 79000 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1940 |
End Date | 09-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Attack on Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Reason for Loss | Came down in the sea off Clacton. The second pilot, Plt Off Parish, managed to swim to safety |