Vornbrock, Wilfred Ferdinand
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Ferdinand |
Surname | Vornbrock |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Bertha Vornbrock. Husband of Margaret Marie Vornbrock, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV780 |
Markings | QB-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. E. 9. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE. EVER LOVED. MARGE AND RONALD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/87663 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Düsseldorf. 596 aircraft, 29 losses (4.9%). 2150 tones of bombs were dropped, causing considerable damage, mainly to the northern districts. 56 large industrial premises were hit, of which 7 were destroyed. More than 2000 homes were destroyed, 883 people killed and 593 injured, although these figures were compiled before all the missing had been dug out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Goirle, south of Tilburg, Holland |