Eager, William Hedley
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Hedley |
Surname | Eager |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Herbert and Johanna Eager, of Norwood, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM307 |
Markings | GP-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 124. |
Epitaph | THY WAY, NOT MINE O LORD (from hymn - Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord - written by Horatuis Bonar) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 31 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17626 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Eager Lake, Manitoba; 25km NE of Kamuchawie Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Miscellaneous Information
Completed 25 sorties with 61 Squadron before being screened from operations on 5 October 1943. |
His DFC was promulgated without citation in the London Gazette of 16 November 1932. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 16-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed minutes after take-off at South Muskham, near Newark-on-Trent |