Bushell, William James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William James |
Surname | Bushell |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Bushell and Ellen Bushell, of West Brompton, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9155 |
Markings | BU-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 28. H. 8-13. |
Epitaph | A SUDDEN CHANGE; AT GOD'S COMMAND HE FELL. HE HAD NO CHANCE TO BID FAREWELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1310132 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel- 306 aircraft sustained 31 losses (10.1%). PFF found little cloud cover and were able to mark the target without difficulty. Widespread damage throughout the city, including damage to all three of the Henchel aircraft factory. At this extraordinary loss rate, an airman stood less than 0.5% chance of surviving his two tours. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Issum, NW of Moers, Germany |