Gray, William Forbes
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Forbes |
Surname | Gray |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-09-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5496 |
Markings | OF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint Grave 26. J. 13-14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 42 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1111477 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
This aircraft was one of 200 Manchesters ordered from A. V. Roe (Manchester) Sep39 and built as Lancaster Mk.1s delivered from Feb42 to Jul42 with Merlin 20 engines. Those remaining operational in early 1943 had Merlin 22s substituted. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-09-1942 |
End Date | 05-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |