Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Hubert John Wilkinson
| Surname: | Wilkinson |
| Forename: | Hubert John |
| Age: | 24 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 02 May 1944 |
| Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Service Number: | 115994 |
| Memorial to the Missing: | Runnymede Memorial |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | Panel 204. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wilkinson; husband of Denise Ludlow Wilkinson, of Farnborough, Kent. Volunteered for R.A.F. in April 1940, but drafted to Royal Engineers. Gained pilot's licence in March 1941 and wings in November. Posted to No. 1 Squadron, which flew Typhoons, on 3rd May 1943. Killed flying Spitfire V EP636 OQ-B during exercise from the Fighter Leader School at R.A.F. Milfield, Northumberland. The aircraft dived into the sea 4 miles offshore near Atwick, Yorkshire. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Fighter Leader School, R.A.F. Milfield Hawker Typhoon |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1531590/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 8 |
