Barclay, William Scott
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Scott |
Surname | Barclay |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Alexander Barclay and Clara Barclay (née Scott), of Toronto, Ontatio. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1783 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barville Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/69651 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
William was born in Brantford, Ontario on 21 November 1912. His father was born in Toronto, the manager of an Advertising company and his mother was born in Brooklin, Ontario. He went to Franklan School 1918-1923 and to St Andrews College 1923-1929. He had High School Entrance and Junior Matric. He was in the Cadet Corps at St Andrew’s College. He enjoyed playing rugby, boxing, hockey and cricket, his hobbies being golf and riding. William worked as a Salesman at T Eaton Co, Ltd. a department store, 1929-1938 and then as an assistant manager in Tip Top Tailors, 1938-1940 when he then enlisted. |
After enlisting on 1 July 1940, William embarked from Canada on 19 April 1941, for the U.K. He arrived at 3 PRC on 20 April 1941 and then went on to 2 SS 3 May, 1941, 12 OTU 13 July 1941 and finally 15 OTU on 26 July 1941. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9641 (P362997/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-10-1941 |
End Date | 14-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Nickel leaflet dropping operation to Orleans & Dreux, France |
Reason for Loss | Flew to the Orleans area carrying a mixture and leaflets and delayed action bombs. Crashed at Barville (Eure) 18km E of Lisieux, France |