Brickwood, William Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Douglas |
Surname | Brickwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edith Brickwood, of Chelston, Torquay, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL731 |
Markings | JI-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. F. 4. |
Epitaph | OFTEN A SILENT TEAR BUT ALWAYS A TREASURED MEMORY OF ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 179791 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1978/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 387 aircraft. The last major raid of the war on this target. 17 Lancasters lost (4.5%). Serious destruction of the western parts of the city where many industrial buildings were located. Some of the fires burned for three days, due in part to many of the city's firemen being away in Darmstadt due to the raid the previous night. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kordel, NW of Trier, Germany |