Walton, Bertie Greville
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bertie Greville |
Surname | Walton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-09-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ellen Mary Walton, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington I |
Serial Number | L4275 |
Markings | WS-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 550292 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-09-1939 |
End Date | 04-09-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack enemy ships in Brunsbuttel Harbour |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by ground fire in target area. Part of a force of 14 Wellingtons dispatched to attack shipping in the mouth of the Kiel Canal. Only four reported bombing in the target area while another dropped bombs on the Danish city of Esbjerg 110 miles away, killing two civilians |