Mepham, William James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William James |
Surname | Mepham |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC, MiD |
Date of Death | 01-07-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Charles and Ivy Ada Mepham. Husband of Nancy Margaret Mepham, of South Norwood, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito III |
Serial Number | W4053 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Q.10. Grave 20062. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 159575 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-07-1945 |
End Date | 01-07-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Barford St. John |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Demonstration flight |
Reason for Loss | Landed at high speed during a demonstration of single-engine flying and collided with a tree |