Hermon, William Duncan
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Duncan |
Surname | Hermon |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles George and Sarah Charlotte Hermon, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P2090 |
Markings | QR-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Sweden |
Burial/Memorial Place | Helsingborg (Palsjo) Municipal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. XV. 9. |
Epitaph | NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW" - CHURCHILL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42708 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3447 (P355031/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-09-1940 |
End Date | 27-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Hit by Flak and subsequently destroyed in a fatal crash landing near Øresund, Sweden |