Castello, William Deryk
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | William Deryk |
Surname | Castello |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC, MiD |
Date of Death | 18-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lt.-Col. William Ernest Castello and Beatrice Kate Castello, of Kingston Hill, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8398 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. F. 2. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD MEMORY OF WILLIAM DERYK. ALIVE FOR EVERMORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 84005 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13538 (P367923/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1942 |
End Date | 18-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Neuenkirchen, 4km NE of Wesselburen, Germany |