Bracken, William Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Henry |
Surname | Bracken |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Lucy Bracken, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7520 |
Markings | MG-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. C. 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/61780 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Bracken Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-05-1942 |
End Date | 20-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (19% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 197 aircraft, of which 155 claimed to hit target. Aerial photographs showed that in fact most hit woodland or open countryside. Some incendiaries fell in the port are and damaged some light industry |
Reason for Loss | Collided with an Me110, both aircraft crashing near St. Truiden, Belgium. All hands in both planes perished |