Marsden, William Allan
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Allan |
Surname | Marsden |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Date of Death | 24-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Allan Marsden and Anne Marsden. Husband of Olive Marsden, of Gatley, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED723 |
Markings | KM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 126. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 68 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127010 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Squadron Motto | Fulmina regis iusta (The king's thunderbolts are righteous) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1943 |
End Date | 24-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night-fighter, crashing into the sea 10km east of Terschelling. Ofw Karl-Heinz Scherfling of 10/1NJD was the pilot. |