Wilson, Valentine Robertson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Valentine Robertson |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Valentine and Nellie Wilson. Stepson of Christine Wilson, of Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS604 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | le Thour Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 4-5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1389001 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Squadron Motto | Despite the elements |
Trade | Navigator |
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 27/890/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/7 |
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 | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 502 aircraft, 21 losses (4.2%). Complete cloud cover lead to another failed operation. No deaths in the city itself but 18 reported in the surrounding areas, in stark contrast to the 108 losses in the air |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at le Thour, west of Rethel, France |