Sergeant Lawton was one of seven RAF airmen who lost their lives when 1661 HCU's Short Stirling III bomber caught fire, broke up and crashed on the Co-operative Farm at West Thickley, Shildon in County Durham. The Stirling and its crew had taken flight from RAF Wigsley in Lincolnshire and were on a training exercise when the aircraft went down.
The seven airmen who perished in this accident were-
Sergeant Fred BATES,
Flying Officer John McCallum BROOKS,
Sergeant Nathaniel Hugh CRAWFORD,
Sergeant Donald Wilfred CURTIS,
Sergeant Walter Joseph LAWTON,
Sergeant Thomas PARR and
Pilot Officer Stanley Raymond WILSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 2209661
Age: 21
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU)
The seven airmen who perished in this accident were-
Sergeant Fred BATES,
Flying Officer John McCallum BROOKS,
Sergeant Nathaniel Hugh CRAWFORD,
Sergeant Donald Wilfred CURTIS,
Sergeant Walter Joseph LAWTON,
Sergeant Thomas PARR and
Pilot Officer Stanley Raymond WILSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 2209661
Age: 21
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU)
Sergeant Lawton was one of seven RAF airmen who lost their lives when 1661 HCU's Short Stirling III bomber caught fire, broke up and crashed on the Co-operative Farm at West Thickley, Shildon in County Durham. The Stirling and its crew had taken flight from RAF Wigsley in Lincolnshire and were on a training exercise when the aircraft went down.
The seven airmen who perished in this accident were-
Sergeant Fred BATES,
Flying Officer John McCallum BROOKS,
Sergeant Nathaniel Hugh CRAWFORD,
Sergeant Donald Wilfred CURTIS,
Sergeant Walter Joseph LAWTON,
Sergeant Thomas PARR and
Pilot Officer Stanley Raymond WILSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 2209661
Age: 21
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU)
The seven airmen who perished in this accident were-
Sergeant Fred BATES,
Flying Officer John McCallum BROOKS,
Sergeant Nathaniel Hugh CRAWFORD,
Sergeant Donald Wilfred CURTIS,
Sergeant Walter Joseph LAWTON,
Sergeant Thomas PARR and
Pilot Officer Stanley Raymond WILSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service No: 2209661
Age: 21
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU)
Inscription
In treasured memory
Of our dear son
Walter J. Lawton
Sgt. A.G. R.A.F.V.R.
Killed in action
31st May 1944 aged 21 years
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