Pipher, William Melville
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Melville |
Surname | Pipher |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Earl Melville Pipher and Mary Ester Pipher, of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1321 |
Markings | QT-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Plot. Row 1. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/78467 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Crashed at 00:05 hrs |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12919 (P367162/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-03-1942 |
End Date | 26-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (60% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near Rotterdam |