Bartlett, William Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Henry |
Surname | Bartlett |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Margaret Bartlett, of St. John's, Co. Wexford, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED548 |
Markings | PH-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 1. Grave 37. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING PARENTS BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 911410 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1943 |
End Date | 07-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross-country |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the Firth of Forth |