Sergeant BASIL EWART PATRICK WHALL D F M 740484, 602 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 22 on 07 October 1940 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Whall, of Paddington, London. Remembered with honour AMERSHAM CONSECRATED CEMETERY
Sergeant BASIL EWART PATRICK WHALL D F M 740484, 602 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 22 on 07 October 1940 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Whall, of Paddington, London. Remembered with honour AMERSHAM CONSECRATED CEMETERY 7 October 1940 No.602 Squadron Spitfire I X4160 Patrol. Crash-landed after combat at 1750 hrs with Ju88 over Somerset. Sgt. B E P. Whall DFM. Died of wounds. ........................................................ On 22 May 1940 Sgt. Whall was with No.263 Squadron and baled out of Gladiator II N5698 west of Harstad after combat with a Do17. On 18 August 1940 Sgt Whall was with No.602 Squadron when he ditched Spitfire I L1019 'G' after a fight with a Ju87 at 1445 hrs at Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex.
In researching my family tree, I discovered that Sgt. Whall was my 11th cousin, 3x removed. However, the reason I am posting is that in doing research on Sgt. Whall's service, I discovered something I found very interesting. In 1942, Sgt. Whall's mother, Doris E. Whall (nee Hughes) passed away. His father, my 10th cousin, 4x removed, Hugh N.D. Whall (an RNAS/RAF veteran of the First World War) would go on to marry Edith M. St. John (nee Hutton) in 1957. Her only son from her first marriage, Flying Officer Peter C.B. St. John, was also a Battle of Britain veteran and was killed in action on 22 October 1940. Had they survived the war, Sgt. Whall and Flg. Off. St. John would have been step-brothers. Coincidentally, both airmen were buried in the same exact cemetery: Amersham Consecrated Cemetery in Buckinghamshire.
Hello I have also postd St John Here Battle of Britain: P.C.B.St.John R.A.F.74 Squadron R.A.F. Photos of his Headstone from my collection
Thank you for posting the photos! I had made his name into a link to your excellent thread, but it doesn't stand out very well, so it's easy to miss.
Sgt Basil Ewart Patrick Whall (unknown-1940) - Find a Grave Memorial Born Lewes, Sussex in the December 1918 Qtr.