Williams, Victor George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Victor George |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC, MiD |
Date of Death | 23-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Thomas Williams and Sophia Ann Williams. Husband of Patricia Mary Williams, of Fishponds, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB409 |
Markings | OF-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 24. E. 10-11. |
Epitaph | THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 169155 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
An unusually highly decorated crew- all except one of whom had been decorated |
Mentioned in Despatches January 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1944 |
End Date | 24-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Take off 1920 to breach the Dortmund-Ems Kanal, north of Mϋnster. Shot down on return to base, and crashed at 2340 about 4 km west of Burgsteinfurt. Australian air gunner, W/O H S Tiller DFM became a PoW, number 1046, and was incarcerated in PoW camp Stalag Luft VII (Bankau). |