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Barnes Neville Wallis

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Barnes Neville Wallis Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Ripley, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England
Death
30 Oct 1979 (aged 92)
Effingham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England
Burial
Effingham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England Add to Map
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Scientist, Inventor. He invented the "bouncing bomb" ordnance used by the British Royal Air force during World War II in the celebrated dam buster raids carried out against in the industrial Ruhr Valley of Germany in May 1943. The operation, dubbed "Operation Chastise", used the bombs, which were designed to bounce off the water before exploding at the targeted dams, destroyed hydroelectric power stations, factories and mines. Later in the war he designed other bombs including the 6-ton "Tall Boy" and the 10-ton "Grand Slam" earthquake bombs (which were used to bomb enemy targets including the battleship "Tirpitz"). He was made a member of the Royal Society in 1954, and received a Knighthood for his work and service to his country, in 1968. He received many accolades in his lifetime and was rewarded with a 10,000 pounds Goverment Award which he gave to his old school. He was portrayed in the film "The Dambusters" (1954) by Michael Redgrave.
Scientist, Inventor. He invented the "bouncing bomb" ordnance used by the British Royal Air force during World War II in the celebrated dam buster raids carried out against in the industrial Ruhr Valley of Germany in May 1943. The operation, dubbed "Operation Chastise", used the bombs, which were designed to bounce off the water before exploding at the targeted dams, destroyed hydroelectric power stations, factories and mines. Later in the war he designed other bombs including the 6-ton "Tall Boy" and the 10-ton "Grand Slam" earthquake bombs (which were used to bomb enemy targets including the battleship "Tirpitz"). He was made a member of the Royal Society in 1954, and received a Knighthood for his work and service to his country, in 1968. He received many accolades in his lifetime and was rewarded with a 10,000 pounds Goverment Award which he gave to his old school. He was portrayed in the film "The Dambusters" (1954) by Michael Redgrave.

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  • Originally Created by: s.canning
  • Added: Aug 2, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15120619/barnes_neville-wallis: accessed ), memorial page for Barnes Neville Wallis (26 Sep 1887–30 Oct 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15120619, citing St Lawrence Churchyard, Effingham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.