Whitham, Bryan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bryan |
Surname | Whitham |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Jessie Whitham, of Brooklands, Cheshire. N.D.H. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9363 |
Markings | KN-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10A. L. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1175416 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1942 |
End Date | 24-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (53% moon) |
Operation | Rostock. First of 4 such raids. 143 aircraft sent to bomb the Altstadt with incendiary devices (given their predominantly wooden construction) and a further 18 to bomb the Heinkel factory. Disappointing results despite good visibility- the Heinkel factory was not hit and most of the bomb load intended for the altstadt fell several miles away. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 12km NNE of Neumunster |