Archer, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Archer |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Lenna Louise Archer, of Wolvercote, Oxford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9457 |
Markings | MP-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row C. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | A GALLANT, DEARLY LOVED SON AND BROTHER. FAR OFF THOU ART BUT EVER NIGH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 924344 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1942 |
End Date | 04-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Bremen. 170 aircraft. Although crews reported indifferent results, this was in fact the third heaviest raid on Bremen of the war. The U-boat factory was damaged as was the harbour area generally |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 16km NNW of Alkmaar |