Whitmore, Walter Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Pilot Officer |
Forename(s) | Walter Thomas |
Surname | Whitmore |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 03-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mary Ellen Whitmore, of Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Supermarine Spitfire V/XI |
Serial Number | MA835 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IVa. C. 43. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 169118 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 83 Group, 122 Wing |
Squadron | 65 (East India) |
Squadron Motto | Vi et armis (By force and arms) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
His No. 2, F/O P F Waterman in Spitfire V/XI MA847, also crashed but survived to become a PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Operation | Ranger over the Brussells area in search of enemy aircraft |
Reason for Loss | Called for a "homing" and received course 280 but nothing further was heard |