Wells, William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Wells |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Jessie Wells, of Hexthorpe. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB192 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Doncaster (Hyde Park) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. TX. Grave 155A. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 177936 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 12-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed, probably at Wiseton Park near Gringley on the Hill, Bawtry while using the Misson Bombing Range. |