Wright, Bernard Christian Naylor
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Bernard Christian Naylor |
Surname | Wright |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Christian Christmas Wright and Gladys Mary Wright. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ593 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 4. C. 24-25. |
Epitaph | WHO WOULD BE FREE THEMSELVES MUST RISK THE BLOW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 269 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1293733 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-10-1943 |
End Date | 01-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |