Windsor, Walter Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Richard |
Surname | Windsor |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Valentine Windsor and Maria Elizabeth Windsor. Husband of Freda Irene Windsor, of Melton, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR664 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Donington Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 987.C. |
Epitaph | PEACE, PERFECT PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1590864 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1652 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | National Cycle Route 66, adjacent to River Ouse, Skelton, nr York, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of Halifax Bomber HR664, lost near Skelton, 10th January 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-01-1944 |
End Date | 10-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- check dual flight |
Reason for Loss | Crashed two minutes after takeoff, inverted, into the River Ouse NW of York. |