Aplin, William Gilbert John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Gilbert John |
Surname | Aplin |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gilbert James Aplin and Grace Elizabeth Aplin. Husband of Doreen Aplin, of Pengam, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ920 |
Markings | AL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. E. 6. |
Epitaph | HE LEFT US, HIS LAST THOUGHTS UNKNOWN, BUT THE MEMORY HE LEFT WE ARE PROUD TO OWN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1314645 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 149 Wellingtons and 8 Oboe Mosquitoes. 12 Wellingtons lost- 8.0%. New moon and cloudy conditions led to the use of sky-marking but the Mosquitoes were unable to keep to the marking schedule and as a result to raid was a failure |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |