Rogers, William John Hopkins
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William John Hopkins |
Surname | Rogers |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Rogers, of Merthyr Vale, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM437 |
Markings | VN-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Trouan-Le-Petit Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS BEAUTIFUL BEYOND EXPRESSION; HIS ABSENCE, UNSPEAKABLE SORROW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151320 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/488/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/488/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter on the bomb run and shot down, crashing at Trouan-le-Petit |