Williams, Robert Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Ernest |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John J. Williams, and of Annie Alfreda Williams, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4169 |
Markings | KM-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Epe General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row 10. Grave 623. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT ENJOY A BETTER WORLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 778447 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
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 27/449/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1942 |
End Date | 14-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Oblt. Manfred Meurer, III./NJG I, and crashed 03:26 at Emst, Gelderland, Holland. |