Wheildon, Joseph William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph William |
Surname | Wheildon |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Howard Wheildon and Mabel Wheildon, of Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9150 |
Markings | MG-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pecy Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2-4. |
Epitaph | SPLENDID HE PASSED, THE COST NOT COUNTED, HE GAVE HIS BEST FOR HOME AND DUTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1577798 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-11-1942 |
End Date | 30-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (60% moon) |
Operation | Turin- Fiat works. 36 aircraft, 2 losses (5.5%). Poor weather- only some crews crossed the Alps. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Pecy, France |