Walker, Robert Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Frank |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Frank and C Edith Ellen Walker, of Leytonstone. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9497 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Manor Park |
Grave Reference | Screen Wall. Square 241. Coll. grave 108020. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 129607 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-08-1943 |
End Date | 19-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 1663 HCU Halifax out of Rufforth (DG420 -H). Both aircraft crashed west of Copmanthorpe, SW of York |