Wade, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Wade |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | BEM |
Date of Death | 23-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Betsy Wade, of Keighley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IX |
Serial Number | LR477 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Keighley (Utley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. M. Grave 33. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 145656 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-11-1943 |
End Date | 24-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Leverkusen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on farmland on return to base, near Swaffham, Norfolk |