Nicol, William Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Frederick |
Surname | Nicol |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William A. Nicol and May L. Nicol, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB785 |
Markings | UL-L2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. H. 10-12. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS LOVINGLY REMEMBERED, BILL, TILL WE MEET AGAIN. DAD, MOM AND JOAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/39314 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter flown by Luftwaffe ace Hptm Gerhard Friedrich and both aircraft collided, crashing near Stuttgart |