Spargo, William Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Henry |
Surname | Spargo |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Jeannie Gordon Spargo, of East Preston, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ND738 |
Markings | AR-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. B. 3. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 418689 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the crew's fourth operation together. Sgt Tom Waller, the regular Mid Upper Gunner, was replaced by Sgt Alfred 'Nougat' Leggett. Waller would go on to complete a further 33 Ops. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Binbrook at 2219 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Nearing the target , hit by cannon fire from a night fighter and crashed at Ermreuth, 4 km WSW of the small town of Grafenberg. Possibly shot down by Uffz Gunther Schmit of 8/NJG2 3km West of Grafenberg at 0124 hrs |