Wham, Dudley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Dudley |
Surname | Wham |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Henry and Anne Tab Wham. Husband of Audrey Joyce Wham, of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK645 |
Markings | OJ-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 7. |
Epitaph | ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426407 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-12-1944 |
End Date | 12-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Witten. 140 Lancasters of 3 Group using G-H to bomb the steelworks. German fighters claimed 8 Lancasters. The local report stated that the steelworks were not hit but instead bombs fell in a scattered manner throughout the town. 126 houses and 5 industrial premises were destroyed and 334 people were killed. |
Reason for Loss |