Service Details
Name:
 THEOBALD
Given Name:
 WILFRED MURRAY
Initials:
 W M
Service No:
 116418
Rank:
 Flight Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 7 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1943-06-12
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Age:
 32
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Stirling I R9286, took off on a night raid to Munster; on the return, the aircraft encountered technical problems 20 miles off the Norfolk coast. Search and rescue operations swung into action within half an hour but no trace of the aircraft or crew was ever found.
Decorations:
 Distinguished Flying Cross
Citations:
 LG Sup 9 July 1943 pg. 3095
Additional
Information:
Son of Frederick William and Agnes Eleanor Mina (nee Campbell) Theobald. Born Shaldon, Devonshire, England 1911. A farmer at Farm Fair View, Komgha. Commemorated on Komgha War Memorial. Commemorated on Shaldon, Devonshire WWII Memorial
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Surrey
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Cemetery:
 RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 121.

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