Perkins, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Perkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
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Date of Death | 04-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edwin Perkins, and of Lottie Mary Perkins, of Sale, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | W5613 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 51. Sec. H. Row V. Grave 255. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS STRENGTH AND HIS COMELINESS FOR HIS COUNTRY AND IS NOW QUIET DUST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1075785 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Miscellaneous Information
Had been living in Argentina prior to enlistment. Left on 14 September 1940. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-01-1943 |
End Date | 04-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Frome in Somerset after an engine fire |