Beardsmore, William James Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William James Henry |
Surname | Beardsmore |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Beatrice Beardsmore, of Bordesley Green, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE117 |
Markings | PM-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. D. 22-27. |
Epitaph | PROUD MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. MOM & DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1580939 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Munchingen, 9km from the centre of Stuttgart |