Wilkes, Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bernard |
Surname | Wilkes |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bernard Charles and Florence Wilkes, Husband of Lola Mary Wilkes, of Dorking, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3593 |
Markings | KO-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bievres Communal Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1-11. |
Epitaph | FOR OUR TO-MORROW HE GAVE HIS TO-DAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1150279 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-04-1942 |
End Date | 30-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Gennevilliers |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Bievres, SE of Versailles |