Wilstrop, Allan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Allan |
Surname | Wilstrop |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Mary Ellen Wilstrop, of Yarm, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1020 |
Markings | TL-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Norway |
Burial/Memorial Place | Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | A IV British. J. 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1054130 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13908 (P368266/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-04-1942 |
End Date | 28-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Tirpitz. The ship was found but no hits were scored |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Trondheim |