Walmsley, Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roy |
Surname | Walmsley |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Date of Death | 03-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George William and Florence Jarrett Walmsley, of Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD417 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 318. |
Epitaph | THE FRAGRANCE OF HIS LIFE REMAINS, A CHERISHED MEMORY TO ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 433631 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1944 |
End Date | 03-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Entered cloud and crashed on Yr Eifl, SW of Caernarfon |