Goodyear, William John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William John |
Surname | Goodyear |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Gwendoline Mary Goodyear, of Oxley, Wolverhampton. Husband of Francis Truman Goodyear. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME867 |
Markings | LE-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poix-de-Picardie (Poix-de-la-Somme) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 29. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OUR FREEDOM AND HAPPINESS. LET US NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1836414 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Lannoy-Cuillere (Oise), 4 km NW of Abancourt. |