Anderson, William James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William James |
Surname | Anderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William S. Anderson and of Catherine S. Anderson (Nee McArthur), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7569 |
Markings | MG-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lemsterland (Lemmer) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot C. Row 9. Grave 243. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41617 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 369 aircraft, 39 losses (10.6%). Bombing was scattered but this was a successful raid on a difficult target. Considerable damage sustained at the strategic Krupps works and bombs also fell in neighbouring Wuppertal and Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been hit by flak and crashed in the IJsselmeer |