Wigley, Horace
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Horace |
Surname | Wigley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Monica Wigley, of Newton, Hyde, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9201 |
Markings | LS-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. D. 17. |
Epitaph | A SILENT THOUGHT BRINGS MANY A TEAR FOR ONE WE LOST AND LOVED SO DEAR |
Ribbon Stone | 0902 (Block 10, Column 21, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1147930 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1942 |
End Date | 07-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the mouth of the River Gironde, France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Sr. André des Eaux, France |