Tucker, William John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William John |
Surname | Tucker |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Charles Alexander and Ethel Tucker, of Toorak Gardens. South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | W4992 |
Markings | GZ-A Bar |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. A. 17. |
Epitaph | PRO DEO ET PATRIA (Latin: For God and country) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416633 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded, the wreckage crashing in Monchengladbach |