Battle of Britain:Sergeant B.E.P.Whall D.F.M. 602 Squadron R.A.F.

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    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

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    Last edited: Oct 7, 2019
  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

  3. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    :poppy:RIP Sgt B.E.P Whall RAF:poppy:
     
  4. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    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.

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    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.
     
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  5. BakerCo563rd

    BakerCo563rd World's Okayest Poster

    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.
     

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  6. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

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  7. BakerCo563rd

    BakerCo563rd World's Okayest Poster

    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.
     
  8. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    7th October 1940

    Also Remembered Amersham war memorial
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  9. alieneyes

    alieneyes Senior Member

  10. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    7th October 1940
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