Young, William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Young |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Marion Findlay Young, of Penpont, Dumfriesshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD295 |
Markings | UM-B2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 268. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0193 (Block 3, Column 6, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 154575 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of F/O W. Young 626 Sqn |
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Lutzkendorf |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed in the North Sea while returning from this attack on a synthetic oil plant |