Bostock, William Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Charles |
Surname | Bostock |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Bostock and Agnes Margaret Bostock (née Rowe), of Croydon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB846 |
Markings | KN-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. E. 4. |
Epitaph | HE CHOSE RATHER TO SUFFER THE UTTERMOST THAN TO WIN LIFE BY WEAKNESS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1376911 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Miscellaneous Information
He was a Grocers Shop Assistant in 1939, residing with his parents in Croydon before joining the RAF Volunteer Reserve. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1943 |
End Date | 01-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 305 aircraft, 12 losses (3.9%). Cloud had been forecast over the target so marking using Oboe alone was planned. The plan worked very well and damage was caused right across the city, i.e. was not concentrated. The Krupps factory was again hit. |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |