Hardcastle, William Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Gordon |
Surname | Hardcastle |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Charlotte Maud Hardcastle, of Balham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME668 |
Markings | ZN-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oulins Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | SLEEP ON, MY SON TILL WE MEET AGAIN. JUST ONE TO THE WORLD BUT THE WORLD TO US |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151165 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Abandoned at approximately 0115 after all four engines had been set on fire, crashing near Oulins (Eure-et-Loir), 3 km NE of Anet. |