Balmer, William Lockie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Lockie |
Surname | Balmer |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Lockie Balmer and Ethel Balmer. Husband of Dorothy Enid Balmer. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | P2520 |
Markings | WS-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 564120 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Squadron on detachment from Honington |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1940 |
End Date | 12-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | 83 crew sortie - largest of the war so far. Attack on enemy shipping bringing supplies to German troops in Norway |
Reason for Loss | Last seen two miles off the Norwegian coast |