Warburton, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Warburton |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Benjiman and Amelia Warburton, of Withington, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV400 |
Markings | QR-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 1-10. |
Epitaph | TRUE WAS HIS HEART HIS ACTIONS KIND HIS LIFE A PATTERN TO THOSE LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1067053 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Squadron Motto | Per puram tonantes (Thundering through the clear air) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Although the ORBs state that this aircraft took off from Skellingthorpe, it is known to have taken off from Coningsby, even though the squadron did not officially move there until 1st February. |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Northeim in Lower Saxony. No survivors |