Wakely, Wilfred George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfred George |
Surname | Wakely |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Burrows Wakely and Susanna Wakely, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | HX313 |
Markings | QB-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. D. 1. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86982 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Heldeplein, Oostham, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal sculpture & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
See the book 'De laaste Vlucht van de Blonde Bomber' by Frans Smolders |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Bourg-Leopold to bomb the military camp. 331 aircraft, 10 Lost (3.0%). The use of Oboe helped to pinpoint the target exactly resulting in serious damage to the target. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Oostham Langven, Belgium |