Calder, William Henry
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | William Henry |
Surname | Calder |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Mildred Calder, of Mayerthorpe, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE981 |
Markings | AL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 25. C. 1-2. |
Epitaph | TIME PASSES ON BUT MEMORIES LINGER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/116334 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 705 aircraft, 44 losses (6.2%) with night-fighters counting for most of the losses (the night was moonlit). PFF marking was near-perfect (using Oboe). A large fire in the centre of Krefeld raged unchecked for many hours. Over 5500 houses destroyed, 1056 people killed and 72000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NNE of Roosendaal, Holland |