Handy, William Bertrand
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Bertrand |
Surname | Handy |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William F. Handy and Elizabeth M. Handy, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | ED149 |
Markings | GG-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row D. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | ALL THAT HE HAD ALL THAT HE HOPED FOR HE GAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24563 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1944 |
End Date | 19-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Shortly before 0024 having engine problems. Flew into pylons and crashed near Crowle 9 miles WNW of Scunthorpe. |