Glotham, William John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William John |
Surname | Glotham |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | In 1978 The Royal Netherlands Air Force Recovered Human Remains of Two Members of The Crew of Lancaster ED706. It Was Not Possible To Make A Positive Identification of These Men and They Are Buried In Plot 22, Row F Graves 8-9 of Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, The Netherlands. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED706 |
Markings | DX-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 150. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 957981 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
In 1978 the Royal Netherlands Air Force recovered human remains of two members of the crew of Lancaster ED706. It sas not possible to make a positive identification of these men and they are buried in Plot 22, Row F, Graves 8-9 of Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, The Netherlands. |
Known as Jack. |
Trained to be a pilot under the Arnold Scheme in the USA. He trained at Maxwell Field, Alabama, then Darr Aero in Albany, Georgia. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1943 |
End Date | 01-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Ijsselmeer off Muiderberg (Noord Holland), 14 km ESE of Amsterdam. |