Beavan, William Walter
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | William Walter |
Surname | Beavan |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Walter and Ivy Loames Beavan, of Tumut, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | HX267 |
Markings | HD-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. 19. 20. |
Epitaph | TOO DEARLY LOVED TO EVER BE FORGOTTEN. HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412360 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Tervuursesteenweg, Hofstade (Zemst), Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar, metal sculpture, inscribed stone tablet & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | In de nacht van 28 mei 1944 werd de Halifax HX 267 van het 466 squadron RAAF boven Hofstade neergehaald door een Duitse nachtjager |
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Bourg-Leopold to bomb the military camp. 331 aircraft, 10 Lost (3.0%). The use of Oboe helped to pinpoint the target exactly resulting in serious damage to the target. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Zemst, Belgium |