Day, William Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Edward |
Surname | Day |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Wilfred and Alice Caroline Day, of Tettenhall, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME808 |
Markings | EA-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IVa. F. 7. |
Epitaph | YOU, DEAR, ARE ONE OF ENGLAND'S HEROES. MEMORIES FOREVER LOVING WIFE ANNIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 155911 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ambachtstraat, Loenhout, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | Lancaster ME808 - 22 juni 1944 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 22-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Synthetic oil plant at Wesseling |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 2314. Shot down from 4,500m by Uffz. Gunther Schlomberg of 3./NJG3 at 0203hrs in the Eindhoven/Mol area and crashed on Loenhout, Belgium. All seven crew killed |