Cameron, William Wilson
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Wilson |
Surname | Cameron |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Peter N. and Margaret Cameron, of Ewarts, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1599 |
Markings | OW-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJB. Grave 32. |
Epitaph | ASLEEP TILL THE MORNING BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY AND WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/105794 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 27-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 427 aircraft, 10 losses (2.3%). Most of the bombing fell in the south-west of the city with many industrial, utility and residential buildings badly damaged or destroyed, along with some churches. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Boerdonk, Holland |