Bishop, William John Barrie
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William John Barrie |
Surname | Bishop |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Ralph and Lillian Bishop, of Barry. Husband of Patricia Edith Elizabeth Bishop, of Dudbridge, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS827 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barry (Merthyr Dyfan) Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 160. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1337955 |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-02-1944 |
End Date | 05-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Great Dunmow, Essex |