Rixon, William Percy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Percy |
Surname | Rixon |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertie and Mary Rixon, of Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD266 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 33. B. 6. |
Epitaph | SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 818034 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1942 |
End Date | 26-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2236hrs, armed with 1 x 500lb HE GP, 24 X 30lb and 360 x 4lb incendiaries. Aircraft fuelled with 705 gallons of fuel. Aircraft claimed to have been shot down by Oberst Helmut Lent, crashed into the Nordsee, 10km SW of Den Helder, Holland. |