Williams, Roy Penry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Roy Penry |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Penry Williams, and of Keturah Williams, of Bridgend, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1397 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leeuwarden Northern General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Coll. grave 1 |
Epitaph | ROY, THE DOORS OF THE BUNGALOW ARE ALWAYS OPEN FOR YOU. REMEMBERED ALWAYS. MAM AND DAD. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1251179 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7863 (P360832/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1941 |
End Date | 25-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Emden |
Reason for Loss | Intercepted at 4500 metres, and shot down by Oblt. Helmut Lent in his Messerschmitt 110, of 4./NJG1, over Oosterwierum south, SW of Leeuwarden Lost without trace. (crash site recently discovered). All six crew killed |