Williams, John Drax
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Drax |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-12-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE428 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 55. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 116 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 924930 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/23 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/22 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1941 |
End Date | 27-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wick |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Smoke-bomb deployment, in daylight, on the island of Maaloy in support of Combined Operations. |
Reason for Loss | To support Allied Commandos at Vaagso, shot down by flak off Maaloy Island. |