Collins, William Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Frederick |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Elizabeth Collins, of Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB601 |
Markings | ZN-V V-Victory |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Laneuville-A-Bayard Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1-7. |
Epitaph | RESTING IN THE PEACE OF GOD. MY BELOVED SON, AU REVOIR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402458 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1944 |
End Date | 27-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2141hrs. At 0050hours at a height of 4800m the aircraft was attacked by a night fighter flown by Hptm. Helmut Bergmann, using 'Schrage Musik' from a range of 100m. He shot the aircraft down causing it to crash at Laneuville-a-Bayard, on the west bank of the Marne river. 10km SE of St Dizier. |