Williams, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Annie Williams, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED783 |
Markings | KM-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dalfsen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row 1. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | WHEN LAST WE SAW YOU, DEAR BOBBY. LITTLE DID WE THINK IT WAS OUR LAST FAREWELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 116 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 974495 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1943 |
End Date | 01-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Hptm Wolfgang Thimmig, 111./NJG1), crashing 0320 1May43 at Rechteren (Overijssel), 13 km ESE of Zwolle, Holland. |