Wiltse, Thomas Earl
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Earl |
Surname | Wiltse |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Edithe Wiltse. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ633 |
Markings | QO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row B. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | NOTHING CAN EVER TAKE AWAY THE LOVE A HEART HOLD'S DEAR FOND MEMORIES LINGER REMEMBRANCE KEEP'S HIM NEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/87719 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 415 (Swordfish) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Wiltse River, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | River |
Memorial Text |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft almost certainly on the strength of 415 Sqn (from 432 Sqn) as of 1st May 1944, although it appears that the paperwork may have gone missing |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-08-1944 |
End Date | 21-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Exeter |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit- returning to base from Exeter |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with a 415 Sqn Halifax (NA609 6U-), both crashing between Birkin and West Hadlesey, SW of Selby, Yorkshire |