Wicks, William Ross
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Ross |
Surname | Wicks |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 27-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Edward and Jane Wicks, of Inverell, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
Serial Number | DV177 |
Markings | PH-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13926. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 420369 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A1232, Colchester, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to the crew of RAF Lancaster UM-K2. Serial no DV177 of 626 Squadron Wickenby which crashed close to this location 25th April 1944 at 0410 hours with the loss of all seven crewmen. |
Location | Memorial Way, Colchester, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Road Name |
Memorial Text | Lancaster Approach |
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 27/167/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1943 |
End Date | 28-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Hannover |
Reason for Loss | Attacked over Texel on return flight at around 23:15. Top half of mid-upper turret shot away and the M/U gunner was killed |