Wilkes, Walter Ian Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Walter Ian Leslie |
Surname | Wilkes |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick John Leslie and Renee Bella Wilkes, of St. Marylebone, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA958 |
Markings | OF-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 6. C. 4-5. |
Epitaph | SO SADLY MISSED BY DAD, MOTHER, SISTER JEAN AND GRANDMA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 941414 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1943 |
End Date | 28-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Bubenreuth near Erlangen |