Ballard, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Ballard |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Alice J. Ballard. Husband of Doris Ballard, of Shepherds Bush, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3341 |
Markings | KO-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13. D. 1-4. |
Epitaph | WE HAVE LOVED HIM IN LIFE, LET US NOT FORGET HIM IN DEATH'' ST.AMBROSE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1377131 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13031 (P367300/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1942 |
End Date | 29-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Lubeck. First major success against a German target. Target was the Altstadt which comprised mainly timbered houses, so half of the 400 tons of bombs were incendiary devices. 62% of all dwelling in Lubeck were either destroyed or badly damaged- mainly residential. |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |