Wilson, Noel Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Noel Sydney |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 12-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney H. and Annie Wilson, of Minster In Sheppey, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1464 |
Markings | BL-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 8. H. 1. |
Epitaph | TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 917135 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Squadron Motto | Hostem a caelo expellere (To drive the enemy from the sky) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6844 (P359611/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1941 |
End Date | 12-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (91% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Meerlo |