Parker, William Glen
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Glen |
Surname | Parker |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Leonard and Stepson of Clara Parker, of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB346 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14125. |
Epitaph | TIME CANNOT CHANGE AND YEARS CANNOT SEVER SWEET AND LOVING MEMORIES THAT WILL LINGER FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 82 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/155748 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Parker Bay, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-10-1943 |
End Date | 03-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Crashed almost immediately onto an adjacent farm and burst into flames |