Blyth, William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Blyth |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Isobella Blyth. Husband of Eunice Kathleen Grace Blyth, of Harold Wood, Romford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME316 |
Markings | PH-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. E. 16. |
Epitaph | THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1250558 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 27/169/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/169/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1945 |
End Date | 04-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Bottrop |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down whilst on operation to bomb Prosper benzol plant. |