Bray, William Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Thomas |
Surname | Bray |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Margaret H. M. Bray, of Stamshaw, Portsmouth. Husband of Emily Jean Bray, of Stamshaw. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster Ill |
Serial Number | PB521 |
Markings | OF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1A. H. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1853723 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
F/S Bray drowned in the Este following the crash |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1945 |
End Date | 22-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on the Deutsche Erdolwerke refinery, crashing close to the river Elbe, near Hamburg |