Walton, Frederick Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Henry |
Surname | Walton |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Amy Florence Walton, of Doncaster, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR734 |
Markings | NP-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. D. 2. |
Epitaph | PEACEFULLY SLEEPING WHERE NO SHADOWS FALL, LOVED AND REMEMBERED BY US ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 651948 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Chaussee de Bruxelles, Loncin Ans, Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stone memorial & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | HOMMAGE A L’AVIATION MILITAIRE. ICI LE 4.7.1943. SONT MORTS DES MEMBRES DE L’EQUIPAGE DE L’AVIAN H.R.734 DE LA R.A.F. REMEMBER |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1943 |
End Date | 04-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Cologne- region on the east bank of the Rhine where most of the industry was located. 653 aircraft, 30 losses (4.6%). Accurate ground marking by Oboe equipped Mosquitoes leading to another very significant blow to this Ruhr city. 20 industrial and 2200 homes completely destroyed and 588 people killed. A further 72000 people were bombed out. This was the first time the 'Wild Boar' technique had been used, in which the flak height was limited to allow night-fighters to fly over the main force and pick out aircraft in silhouette against the fires below. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Tienen, Belgium |