Bransgrove, William Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Edward |
Surname | Bransgrove |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Arthur and Gladys May Bransgrove, of Acton, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA114 |
Markings | ZA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. C. 12. |
Epitaph | NOTHING ON EARTH WILL EVER REPLACE HIS LOVING SMILE AND HAPPY FACE. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 187774 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 06-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Hannover. 664 aircraft, 31 losses (4.7%). Bombs fell throughout the city. 493 buildings were destroyed and 250 people killed. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Lemgo, north of Detmold, Germany, catching fire on impact |