Wardle, Wilfred Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Herbert |
Surname | Wardle |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-06-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Kirkby Wardle and Alice Wardle, of Goxhill, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PP673 |
Markings | OJ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lille Southern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 5. Row C. Coll. grave 9-17. |
Epitaph | O GOD OF LOVE, GRANT HIM THY PEACE AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1475510 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Ground staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1945 |
End Date | 05-06-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Juvincourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 28 minutes after takeoff near Arras in the Pas de Calais. It is reported that one wing came off moments before impact |