Atchison, William John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William John |
Surname | Atchison |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Atchison and Charlotte Alice Atchison. Husband of Helen Brown Atchison (Nee Lyall), of Chelsea, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1450 |
Markings | -Y1 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 21. |
Epitaph | HIS NAME LIVETH FOR EVER MORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1028991 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 29-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Passing over Schleswig at 11,500 feet, intercepted and shot down by a night fighter. |