Walker, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3702 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. C. 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1059468 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
(P3676652/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/31 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/30 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1942 |
End Date | 11-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Essen. Cloud cover despite clear forecast. Consequently, accuracy was poor. First 8000lb bomb of the war dropped in this raid |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Himmelgeist |