Dickinson, William Alexander Caleb
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Alexander Caleb |
Surname | Dickinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Frances Dickinson, and of Henrietta Blanche Dickinson (Nee Cobham), of Kingweston, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R3205 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 42. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1191423 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Kingweston, Somerset |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra, William A Caleb Dickinson lost on active service 17th October 1941, aged 21, Your memory hallowed in the land you loved |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9672 (P363054/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-10-1941 |
End Date | 17-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off on a 6hr cross country sortie. At 1309hrs the crew reported by means of syko their position to be over Rhyl. At 1458hrs Silloth transmitted a bearing after which nothing was heard. The weather in the Irish Sea was inclement with a westerly gale, cloud base at 800ft and heavy rain. |