Williams, David Gethin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David Gethin |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gwilym and Dorcas Ann Williams, of Blaengwynfi. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME625 |
Markings | OF-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Treorchy Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot T. Uncons. Grave 168. |
Epitaph | RHODDER ITI FYTHOL FOLIANT SANCTAIDD, SANCTAIDD, SANCTAIDD IOR! (Welsh: 'Unto Thee be glory given. Holy, holy, holy Lord.' Translated from 'Round the Lord in Glory Seated' By Richard Mant) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 116 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 78568 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Cloot Hill Farm, Crowland, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plastic Plaque on Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crews of Lancasters ME625 and ND981 who were killed in this area after a tragic accident, 23rd June 1944 |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-06-1944 |
End Date | 23-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Sqd Lancaster ND981 while formation flying practice, spun out of control and crashed at Cloor House Farm on Deeping fen |