Wilkinson, Bruce Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Bruce Gordon |
Surname | Wilkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Gordon and Emmy Frances Wilkinson, of Newstead, Tasmania, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ630 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/3. Grave 102. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 30829 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Thomas & All Angels Church, Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on War Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1654 HCU Stirling LJ630 which crashed after an engine fire on 31st August 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 31-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- long cross-country detail |
Reason for Loss | Crashed with one of the starboard engines ablaze at Stanton by Dale, WSW of Nottingham |