Waite, Aubrey Reginald Died

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Personal Information

Rank Sgt
Forename(s) Aubrey Reginald
Surname Waite
Gender M
Age 20
Date of Death 12-06-1943
Next of Kin Son of Reginald John and Minnie Rhoda Waite, of Reading, Berkshire.
WAITE AR

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Short Stirling III
Serial Number BK817
Markings AA-B

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country Belgium
Burial/Memorial Place Heverlee War Cemetery
Grave Reference Coll. grave 9. D. 2-7.
Epitaph ALWAYS REMEMBERED WITH GREATEST LOVE. MOTHER AND DAD

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 258
WAITE AR

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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

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Enlistment Information

Service Number 575638
Service Royal Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 75 (NZ)
Squadron Motto Ake ake kia kaha (For ever and ever be strong)
Trade Flight Engineer
Country of Origin United Kingdom

Other Memorials

Location Chaumont 21, 4890 Froidthier (Thimister-Clermont), Liege Province
Country Belgium
Memorial Type Memorial stone & stencilled composite plaque
Memorial Text Dedie a l’equipage du bombardier SHORT STIRLING abattu ici le 12 JUIN 1943. SQ/L Ronald LAUD +, SGT John RUSSELL +, SGT Hugh McQUADE +, SGT Henry MULHOLLAND +, SGT Aubrey WHATMOUGH +, SGT Frederick HAWKINS +, SGT Marcus MATTHEWS PG. N’oublions jamais
Translation "Dedicated to the crew of the bomber SHORT STIRLING shot down here on 12 JUNE 1943. SQ/L Ronald LAUD +, SGT John RUSSELL +, SGT Hugh McQUADE +, SGT Henry MULHOLLAND +, SGT Aubrey WHATMOUGH +, SGT Frederick HAWKINS +, SGT Marcus MATTHEWS PG. Lest We Forget"
Location Village Centre, Mepal, Cambridgeshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque
Memorial Text A stone memorial, donated by former members of 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF stationed at Mepal between 1943 and 1945
Location St. Andrews Church, Sutton, Cambridgeshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Roll of Honour in Wooden Case with brass plaque
Memorial Text Roll of Honour. Plaque, Presented by 75(NZ) Sqn Association - UK Branch in memory of Comrades named in the Roll of Honour
Location St. Marys Church, Feltwell, Norfolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Brick Piller and Marble Tablet
Memorial Text A memorial to 75 (NZ) Sqn, RAF. Formed at RAF Feltwell in April 1940 and flew from there until June 1942. The Sqn number was presented to New Zealand becoming 75 Sqn RNZAF in October 1946 until its disbanding in December 2001.
Location Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Marble Tablet
Memorial Text Remembering No 75 (New Zealand) Sqn, No 3 Gp Bomber Command. RAF Newmarket Heath, November 1942 - June 1943

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/36
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/36

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Hawkins F J (Sgt) Died
Laud R H (S/L) Died
McQuade H S (Sgt) Died
Mulholland H S (Sgt) Died
Russell J H (Sgt) Died
Whatmough T (F/S) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 11-06-1943
End Date 12-06-1943
Takeoff Station Newmarket
Day/Night Raid Night (59% moon)
Operation Düsseldorf. 783 aircraft. 38 losses (4.9%). PFF marking was accurate but one Mosquito inadvertently released some target indicators far from the target, confusing the main force and causing many bombs to fall in open countryside. Nevertheless, much damage was caused to the centre of Düsseldorf with at least 130 acres laid waste 1292 people were killed and 140000 people bombed out. 42 businesses that contributed to the war effort were put completely out of action and a further 35 were put on reduced output. 8 ships were sunk or damaged.
Reason for Aircraft Loss Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed north of Verviers, Belgium
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Casualty Pack

IBCC is delighted to introduce a unique facility to link the Losses Database to the relevant RAF Casualty Pack on the National Archives website. This project is the result of on-going collaboration between IBCC, the MOD Records Office and National Archives, Kew. This document describes what Casualty Packs are, when they were created, the process of making them available to the public and then goes on to describe the process by which you can view the contents of the packs. Casualty Packs (CPs) were created by the RAF whenever there was serious injury or loss of life associated with operational activity within the RAF. This includes operational flying losses, enemy action due to air raids, road accidents either on station or even off-station if they involved RAF vehicles. Deaths due to natural causes in service or accidents that did not involve RAF vehicles did not generally give rise to a CP.

CPs were originally given a unique reference number by the RAF. Each begins with the letter ‘P’ and is followed by six digits, then an oblique (forward slash) and the finally the year in which the incident took place- for example P396154/42.

The CPs are in the process of being made available to the general public as they are passed from the MOD Records Office, Portsmouth to National Archives, Kew. This process requires some rework to the files which is very time consuming, so the process of making them all available to National Archives will take several years. They are being made available in increasing date order.

Once CPs arrive at National Archives they are assigned a unique AIR81 number, so each CP has both a P-number and an AIR81 number. Both are searchable on the National Archives website under ‘Search the catalogue’ and both are included on the IBCC website.

The AIR81 reference on the IBCC website is a link to the file on the National Archives website. When you click on it, the relevant page will open in a new tab on your browser.

There is currently no plan to digitise AIR81 files, partly because they are fragile and partly because the information they contain can at times be sensitive, even harrowing, since they may contain exhumation reports and even photographs of corpses. Family members wishing to read the AIR81 files relating to their ancestors are advised to exercise caution and be guided by National Archives warnings where appropriate.

There are two means for accessing AIR81 files- to attend in person or to order a copy by post.

To attend in person, the attendee should first create a Reader’s Ticket. This can be done online by following this link: https://secure.nationalarchives.gov.uk/login/yourdetails. Then click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and click Order in Advance. Enter your Reader’s Ticket number and state the date on which you intend to visit. National Archives will have the file ready for you when you arrive, saving you time. When you visit Kew, you must quote the Reader’s Ticket number and take along two forms of ID- one bearing your signature and one bearing your address. When you view the files, you are permitted to take photographs of each page, should you wish.

Alternatively, if you wish to order a copy by post, please be aware that there is a charge for this service based on the number of pages in the file. Click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and then click Request a Copy. There is an £8.40 charge for National Archives staff to access the file and give you a quotation for the copying service. The process takes around 24 days to complete and can be expensive.

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