Wilde, Eric Lawless
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Eric Lawless |
Surname | Wilde |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Wilde. Husband of Julia Wilde, of Corstorphine, Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XIX |
Serial Number | TA936 |
Markings | RS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 204. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 121474 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 157 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1046/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1046/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1944 |
End Date | 16-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swannington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. The squadron sent out three Mosquitoes the following morning to undertake an Air Sea Rescue but despite a lengthy sweep of the area they were believed to have come down in the sea, not trace of them was seen. |