Walker, George Frederick Wilson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Frederick Wilson |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Harriet Ann Walker, of Bradford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW115 |
Markings | BM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bradford Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1594671 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Lonan, Isle of Man |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the crew of Halifax LW115 of 433 Sqn RCAF, which crashed on 14th July 1944 also killing A C McCulloch, aged 3, on the ground |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1944 |
End Date | 14-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | An engine failure led to an explosion with debris being scattered over a wide area NNW of Douglas, Isle of Man |